Dad’s girlfriend showed up to the letter writer’s bowling birthday party and took over. Dear Miss Manners: For my 40th ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad.

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good friend who is the polar opposite of me on politics, religion and almost every other subject.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good friend who is the polar opposite of me on politics, religion and almost every other subject.

So Miss Manners suggests you save yourself a search for pre-printed matter, get out a plain piece of paper (or one with just ...

By doing so, she is telling her friends how much they need to spend and depriving them of the fun of choosing a special gift ...

I no longer have anything in common with them except the length of time that we’ve known each other. I would like to withdraw ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Because of a chronic illness, I have to go to a clinic in an urban setting three to four times per week.

GENTLE READER: Restaurants refuse to seat incomplete parties to maximize revenue, not manners. But as the practice is not ...

I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning that everyone was asked to ...

Dear Upset: It sounds like your sister is going through something difficult. Assuming there hasn’t been a major conflict ...