I have invited my boss and his wife to dinner, but don't know who else to ask. He is formidable and doesn't find small talk easy. If I invite my most amusing friends I risk inflicting a boring evening on them. But if I ask some other dull people I risk boring my boss. I'm also uncertain about the food: at his house it was very formal, so should we get out our best china or do we deliberately make it casual? And how do I stop my wife from divorcing me, as she says she is dreading the whole event?

Manager, male, 34