Dear Queenie,
My wife is much younger than I am and lots of times people who don’t know us think we are father and daughter, like in a restaurant the waitress will ask, “And what will your daughter be having?”
Queenie, should I say something to correct their mistake or just let it pass?—Older husband
Dear Husband,
If the waitress (or the waiter, as the case may be) is smart, she (or he) will not make any unwarranted assumption, but will simply ask, “And what will the lady be having?” But if she/he does make the mistake and you wish to correct it, you can just reply, “My wife will have ... .” ’Nuff said.
