Knowing how to behave at meals isn't just about proper etiquette. Turns out, your table manners send coded messages about you ...

There is nothing bad about people deciding ... where each contributes food. But there would be something mean about an ...

I have frequently asked for the 15-minute rule: no cleaning up, no doing dishes and no putting the food away until 15 ... tell my husband that it’s just bad manners to start cleaning up the ...

list=PLA2SA_Le8jNYwYKjQEFnRZbfXe8_DVmp-&playnext=1Watch</a> what happens when Food really goes BAD ... curious canines-knocking everything off the table and generally having bad manners. Not long ...

Is it okay that this friend group has a tradition of paying for their own meals and covering the check for a friend whose ...

For your sake, Miss Manners hopes not. She suggests that you create a menu, at least 75% of which is OK for you to eat. Then, just for fun, do not tell your curious family member which 75% it is. DEAR ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a number of friends I regularly meet for meals out, as well as for friends’ birthdays. We’ve been ...

Miss Manners suggests that you keep the friendship away from overnight visits. Unless, of course, you want to act as hosts ...

I have a number of friends I regularly meet for meals out, as well as for friends’ birthdays. We’ve been friends for going on ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have been friends for many years with a married couple and their adult son. They are very wealthy and ...

GENTLE READER: It is a very different thing to live with someone -- even temporarily -- than just to know them socially. Your ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A few years ago, I developed a gluten intolerance. While I am blessed that it isn’t full-blown celiac ...