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Miss Manners: Bathroom issue makes me seem unsociable to my neighbors

Is there a polite way to say, “Can’t talk now! Gotta go to the bathroom! Please don’t be offended” without coming right out and saying that?

Miss Manners: I know I seem rude to my neighbors, but I can’t help it

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After commuting to the same job for 15 years, 15 minutes from my home, last winter I took a better job an ...

Miss Manners: I haven’t told my neighbors why I sprint through the lobby

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

Miss Manners: My sister’s ‘voice to text’ messages are incomprehensible. She says I’m being curt

GENTLE READER: Texts are not letters -- they are not even emails -- so while Miss Manners has not seen what your sister is ...

Miss Manners: How can I get Mom to stop washing her hands, table side, at restaurants?

When they go out to eat her mom makes a big show of washing her hands at the table with lemons and drinking glass water.
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Miss Manners: Sister sends text messages that don’t make sense

GENTLE READER: Texts are not letters -- they are not even emails -- so while Miss Manners has not seen what your sister is sending, she would guess that any lack of context, grammar, spelling, vowels, ...

Miss Manners: My mother embarrasses me at restaurants. She doesn’t care who sees.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After a meal at a restaurant, my mother is in the habit of vigorously rubbing both of her hands with one ...

Miss Manners: My mother embarrasses me at restaurants with her showy post-meal routine

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After a meal at a restaurant, my mother is in the habit of vigorously rubbing both of her hands with one ...

Miss Manners: I want to poach my neighbor’s housekeeper

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when to ask permission before contacting service ...

Dear Miss Manners: Comparing grief strains our friendship

Miss Manners understands your regret, but it is fortunate that you merely froze, rather than taking up the offensive stance.

Miss Manners: Neighbor’s have great help around their homes; is it poaching for me to hire them?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We own a home in a fairly nice neighborhood where people take good care of their homes and gardens. Many ...

Miss Manners: Stop comparing grief! A loss is a loss and it’s cruel to compare

One friend shared that her beloved dog had been diagnosed with cancer. In tears, she said, “This is our kid,” and the other ...