Miss Manners: Our friends’ cabin was awful, but they want to know if we enjoyed it

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin gives a polite way to respond after a reader is asked about a ...

Miss Manners: My friends ignore my invitations, then show up anyway

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a host seeks advice on handling friends who arrive ...

Miss Manners: They graciously allowed us to stay at their lake house ... we privately vowed to never return

Our friends graciously offered us use of their rustic lakeside cabin, as they no longer can travel there themselves. We had a ...

Miss Manners: We hated our friends’ cabin but don’t want to hurt them

You were so kind to let us use the cabin. The area is beautiful and we were so happy to get away ...” Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to ...

Miss Manners: One rude guest is driving away my grandmother’s friends

I gently hint that if someone is being rude, and the hostess does not ask them to be more mindful, then yes, people will stop ...

Miss Manners: Is it true that I shouldn’t say waitress?

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

Miss Manners: Wine makes for a problematic ‘default gift’

Dear Miss Manners: I have just received a delivery notice that two bottles of wine are on the way to me. This is the fourth such delivery, from a financial professional who manages some of my accounts ...