(He) has grown a full beard and a large mustache, all gray. Years ago, I was assaulted by a man with exactly that gray facial hair.

While Miss Manners does not therefore ban separating from your cart, she does feel that any parting should be brief. Wherever ...

Where should I park my shopping cart while browsing a grocery section and/or reading ingredient labels? I park my cart in the ...

We face an awkward situation with my mom. She is chronically unwise with her money, taking frequent international vacations ...

GENTLE READER: Mother’s Day has indeed been spreading over the years. The original idea was, as you say, to honor one’s own ...

A friend’s new facial hair makes him look like a man who attacked the letter writer.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you do if someone takes your chair? Does it matter if it is the throne of a ruler of great lands? Let me explain. My family and I were waiting to be seated at a restaurant ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We need major publicity to get across a matter of etiquette for concert and theater attendees: WAIT UNTIL THE CURTAIN CALL IS OVER AND EVERYONE HAS HAD A CHANCE TO TAKE THEIR BOWS ...

My husband is the president of a local college alumni chapter, and I am the secretary. The chapter recently held an alumni ...

How do you acknowledge a wedding you weren’t invited to?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the rules my daughter has for her wedding — in her opinion, to prevent chaos and trouble — is that if a person wants to bring a plus-one, they have to have been together for ...