What actually counts as rude anymore?

This week, we're debating social etiquette rules around money, weddings, parenting, airplanes, dinner parties, and more — and deciding which behaviors are genuinely rude versus things we've simply been taught not to do.

Is it rude to ask someone how much they earn? Recline your airplane seat? Ask when someone is having kids? Decline being a bridesmaid because of the cost? Tell someone you don't like their baby name if they asked? Split the restaurant bill based on what everyone actually ordered?

We're giving our ruling: RUDE or NOT RUDE — and there are definitely a few we don't agree on.

But first, we're wrapping up our thoughts on Let's Marry Harry, including whether the marriage will last, whether prenups make sense, and whether reality dating shows are somehow becoming the new dating apps.

In this episode:

• Our final thoughts on Let's Marry Harry
• Would we have signed a prenup before getting married?
• Is it rude to ask how much someone's house, engagement ring, or salary costs?
• Airplane etiquette: reclining seats and who gets the middle-seat armrests
• Is asking someone when they're going to have kids inappropriate?
• Houseguest etiquette: should everyone take their shoes off?
• Dinner-party etiquette: early or exactly on time?
• Wedding etiquette and the rising cost of being a bridesmaid
• Is it okay to decline being in someone's wedding because of money?
• Can you tell someone you hate their baby name if they asked?
• Correcting someone else's child
• Announcing a pregnancy at someone else's event
• Getting engaged at another person's wedding
• Restaurant etiquette: splitting the bill when everyone ordered differently
• And why telling someone they look tired might be ruder than you think

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