Miss Manners: A rude guest is driving away my grandmother’s tea party friends

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Once a month, my grandmother hosts a group of friends at her house for a chat and an afternoon tea. She ...

Miss Manners: One rude woman is ruining my grandmother’s get-togethers

Miss Manners hopes it is not to commit the unpardonable rudeness of calling out a guest’s rudeness to her face. (The guest’s face, that is. Once the guest is gone, you are free to try to convince your ...

Miss Manners: Is there a way to remind friends of my actual birthday without coming across as petty?

My birthday is a few days after the new year. It’s a very easy date to miss altogether in the shadow of December and New Year’s celebrations.

Miss Manners: Laundry mishap comes between friends; how can we both move on without resentment?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I lent my friend an outfit and cardigan to wear to a wedding. Despite not wearing the cardigan, she washed ...

Miss Manners: Friends’ spoiled daughter changed our 20-year holiday tradition

Case in point: For the last 20 years, we have celebrated a holiday with Hank and Bridget and their friends at their vacation ...

Miss Manners: I’m upset over my family’s reaction to my wedding

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Years ago, my fiance and I were planning our wedding when one of our parents passed away. We put the ...