"The clubs are strict they have security guards, and apparently everyone expects you to wear high heels and tiny dresses, neither of which are really my style. On two occasions, my friends and their tiny dresses were approved by the bouncer, but my mom jeans and I were not. I was embarrassed, but the fact that my friends decided not to go in made me feel a lot better."
"You can't put this on your friends. If there is a dress code that all of you have witnessed and you choose to ignore it, you should stop trying to go to that place. If your friends want to go, they should go without you. Given that you went multiple times together and they walked away because you didn't get in, they've proven that they value your friendship."
"DEAR HARRIETTE: My husband has taken to going to bed before 8 p.m. No, he is not an old man (though he is getting older). He says he's tired and that he doesn't want to stay up. He gets up early in the morning, so that's that. I was frustrated with him for deciding to cut off his day so dramatically, and"
A student abroad repeatedly faced nightclub rejections because her casual clothing did not meet local dress codes. Friends initially declined entry in solidarity but later pressured her to change outfits and ultimately attended without her after another refusal. The guidance states that responsibility for following a venue's dress code lies with the attendee and that friends may validly go without someone unwilling to comply; using guilt to prevent friends from going is inappropriate. A separate correspondent reports a husband who now goes to bed unusually early and naps more, prompting frustration and concern after learning of a possible medical diagnosis in another case.
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