DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends manage to arrive at most places at a specific time -- doctors’ offices, work meetings, etc.

For any gender, using the bathroom is an eyes-on-your-own-paper sort of activity. Smiling, eye contact and small talk should ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A car wash I patronize has two single-occupant washrooms, one labeled “Men,” the other “Ladies.” I had ...

Miss Manners asks, "Why is it that your friends are dictating what time they show up at your house in the first place?" ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: About a year ago, I met the man of my dreams, and he and I are planning a future together. I have a ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a disagreement over pew-exiting protocol between a ...

GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask ...

Boyfriend’s dad “is adamant that he will not come over” until couple gets rid of their pet snakes. Dear Miss Manners: My ...

Miss Manners recommends saying, “I’m sorry to hear that. Thanks for letting me know” — and then tossing the conversation in ...

The problem is that my boyfriend’s father is so afraid of snakes that he will not even set foot in the apartment, despite the ...

Dear Miss Manners: My parents decided to throw us a housewarming party — the day after we moved our family of five into a new ...