My question is how to react when people do not respond to an invitation, nor to a gentle nudge (such as an emailed “I wondered if you had received this,” with a second copy of the invitation) — and ...

Far be it from Miss Manners to suggest that any invitation go unanswered. But some items that use the form of invitations are ...

Here are the parenting missteps many Gen-X parents made, often without realizing it at the time. Yet somehow, these mistakes didn't derail their kids, which is a reminder that imperfect parenting can ...

On our wedding website, and when asked in person, we said, “No gifts, please” (we have plenty of stuff!), but we also ...

Saying "please" and "thank you" is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to children's etiquette ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a couple upset that many wedding attendees arrived ...

On our wedding website, and when asked in person, we said, “No gifts, please” (we have plenty of stuff!), but we also ...

We truly and absolutely do not want gifts, but is it wrong to want people to take five minutes to write a card?

We truly and absolutely do not want gifts, but is it wrong to want people to take five minutes to write a card?

Calm posture, polite timing, and full confidence. Good manners clearly work.

I can't imagine showing up empty-handed to any party, much less a wedding, not even taking the time to write a basic ...

Opinion Columnist Alexia Sextou discusses similarities between how college students and kids interact socially.