Host who doesn’t drink wants to start cleaning up when husband and guests start getting drunk during dinner parties.

Gentle Reader: Curiously, the alcohol is clouding everyone’s judgment in this case — even yours, and you are not partaking.

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In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a relative who constantly brags about ...

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Dear Miss Manners: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...

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Friend complimented the letter writer’s unusual skills in an odd way. Dear Miss Manners: I have skills and interests that are rather unusual in modern times. I enjoy these hobbies immensely, though I ...

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Ours is not an age obsessed with social etiquette. Yet we still seek to understand the correct forms, even if they seem antiquated.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother and I celebrated the birthday of a close friend with several others. The dinner was at a restaurant, beginning at 5 p.m. (stated time).

GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...