DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is a scientist, and at his conferences and other work events, the other guests are usually only interested in talking to fellow scientists ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I sometimes find myself at an event where no one wants to talk to me.
I understand that these people may have traveled a considerable distance, and just want to gossip with their colleagues. But what can I do? I feel uncomfortable sitting by myself while the party goes on around me. I usually check my phone. Can I bring a book? Should I learn to knit, like the faculty wives in Miss Pym’s books?
GENTLE READER: Because you have been rudely and unfairly made to feel unwanted, Miss Manners is going to let you in on a secret: Far from being superfluous, you are the only indispensable person in the room at these events. If you are charming and interesting -- and have almost anything to talk about that is not science -- you will win converts. And if it bolsters your confidence, imagine these same scientists back in high school .
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