In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin gives a polite way to respond after a reader is asked about a disappointing stay at a friend's rustic lakeside retreat.

I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed -- china, crystal, linen, silver -- that other relatives ...

Our friends graciously offered us use of their rustic lakeside cabin, as they no longer can travel there themselves. We had a disappointing time and cut our stay short due to the terrible odor, ...

A recent survey reveals that a common, everyday gesture among men strongly irritates a majority of women. It's not a question of manners, but rather of comfort, hygiene… and mutual respect in shared ...

How far did I get into the new series of The Apprentice (BBC One) before wanting to fire everybody involved? I had a wobble at 10 seconds, when the narrator introduced the usual bunch of chumps as ...

Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that won’t give you a stiff neck and instead say, “Excuse me, I’m going to ...

Expat life can be starkly different if you have children. You’re going through life in a different country through the ...

Facing what activists say is a hardening of repression inside Chechnya amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Asil and Aishat, both young women, recently fled ...

I’m a young businesswoman who joined the Chamber of Commerce to network. But the members are old men who dismiss my years of expertise.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am still not inured to the rampant trend of women tattooing their hands, feet, arms, backs and even ...

A grocery story encounter turned nasty after a shopper lobbed an insult that was too close to home; a friend lends out a ...

Given the situation, how could I have better handled myself with this condescending woman while maintaining dignity?