For any gender, using the bathroom is an eyes-on-your-own-paper sort of activity. Smiling, eye contact and small talk should ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling friends who won't commit to arrival times.

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

Miss Manners asks, "Why is it that your friends are dictating what time they show up at your house in the first place?" ...

Are your good intentions making you seem rude? Discover 10 outdated manners, from paying the bill to saying "ma'am," that no ...

It will make me think twice next time I try to be thoughtful. This friend certainly won’t see goodies from me again.

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to [email protected], or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, ...

His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try ...

GENTLE READER: “Mr. Joe Smith” would be Miss Manners’ preference. But then, she would also prefer not to receive birthday ...

She's concerned with how the cards are addressed. Miss Manners is concerned with maintaining a business-like relationship.