Not exactly taking the high road, but sometimes it feels good to get down in the gutter.

Letter writer resents sharing meals with in-laws and their limited palates.

I didn’t feel comfortable being involved. My friend would be preoccupied with the others, and I didn’t always feel accepted ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether fighting rudeness with rudeness is ever ...

Miss Manners suggests that you call her and propose an event that does not involve other people, transcontinental travel, or ...

They frequently ask that I pray for them. I say that I will, but that feels dishonest and inauthentic because I do not pray.

I tend to get defensive and argue that just because I’m not wearing jeans and a T-shirt, it doesn’t mean I’m gussied up.

An extreme introvert struggles to maintain a close friendship that is being crowded out but a growing social circle.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I don’t know how to respond when meeting a friend and they exclaim, upon seeing me, “You’re all gussied up!” I don’t take it as a compliment. Somehow it sounds like a put-down.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to proper toothpick manners in stores, restaurants and other people's homes.

I was taught that at formal dinner parties, bread plates were not used, and that they were not considered part of a formal place setting for multi-course meals. Now, I am given to understand that ...