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

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

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

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 bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...

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 ...

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

She decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. She is still deserving of the married honorific, is she not?

A reader gets annoyed when the younger, new boyfriend called her a “cougar” in public. Plus, how to answer condescending, ...

Miss Manners feels certain that you will not have to get much further than the second sentence before your friend realizes what she is asking, starts to panic and retreats.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Miss ...

When, if ever, do I keep my seat and allow younger men the privilege of offering their seat to the fairer sex?