Manners Opinion Surveys

Many rules of etiquette lie undiscovered and unwritten. Maybe you know of such a rule. Maybe someone said something unkind to you, and you felt hurt or angry, but you didn't know why. Maybe you didn't even know if you were justified in feeling that way. If that's ever happened to you, then you've probably discovered an unwritten rule of manners.

Etiquette is an inexact science, and some of what's been written about it is wrong. Some rules of manners are needlessly strict and harsh; other rules don't go far enough. Relationshop's opinion surveys will try to discover The Real Rules.

Would you like to help?

Here is the current list of topics. You can click on any topic and respond by answering a few questions. Selected responses will be published at this site, with names and other identifying information omitted for privacy (unless you request otherwise).

We recommend that you read other people's past answers before responding:

Past Surveys — read other people's answers

(After you read, you will have an opportunity to fill in a blank form of your own.)

• "You're Welcome!" — Tips and techniques to make people feel welcome
• "Not So Fast!" — Relationships that were too close for comfort
• "My Old Roommate" — Stories of roommates gone bad — a Survey on Sharing a House
• "Apologies I Should Have Made" — True confessions
• "Goodness Me!" — a Survey on Self-Doubt. Things to avoid saying.
• "Secret Turnoffs" — What creates distance in relationships?
• "I'll Call You" — Why do people promise to call you, and then break their word? See their answers.

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