"None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves." ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 64 years old. My mother insists that when I am offered another helping of food, it’s rude for me to ...

Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just moved into a new home, and I wanted to keep that information private at the place where I am ...

GENTLE READER: In addition to unwritten, the rule is possibly unknown to this neighbor. Miss Manners trusts that you don’t ...

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

One bridesmaid says she didn't have any input on the shower's size and scope, why should she have to help fund it?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a homeowner on handling a neighbor who always ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was visiting a dear friend’s home a few days after her husband died. While I was there, her adult daughter arrived from out of town. I had not met her before. We were introduced, ...

I have not worn any kind of nail polish since I was in my 20s. I do not want to polish my toenails, or my fingernails, either ...

"Ms." is an abbreviation of the honorific “Mistress,” which was the respectable equivalent of “Mister,” to be used regardless of marital status.