@Edent in my very first office job, letters went out to all the on-the-road salespeople inviting them to the Christmas party. They were allowed to invite a +1. All they needed to do was tick the box in the RSVP indicating their partner would also attend. One person sent their RSVP back with “partner” angrily crossed out multiple times, with the box ticked and the legend “wife” handwritten above it. I think about this from time to time.