Miss Manners end of year top 10 columns 2025: Our kingdom for a reliable RSVP

These are the top 10 most read Miss Manners columns of 2025: 10: Shop owner is in the business of selling gifts. Do they need ...

Dear Miss Manners: Was I wrong to ask for an act of kindness?

Miss Manners says, “It is awkward  to suggest that someone else engage in an act of kindness on one’s behalf.” ...

Miss Manners: I don’t want people to send me thank-you notes for my gifts

If I get a thank-you card, it is nice, but I do not see any obligation on their part to send me one. I got my reward already.

Miss Manners: I’m old-school, is it still proper to bring a host gift to my CEO?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to what gift is appropriate to bring to a CEO's ...

Miss Manners: I refused to let a woman jump back in line, now I’m the store Grinch

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a holiday shopper facing public shaming after declining to save a spot for someone who needed to grab a forgotten item.
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Miss Manners: Passing around someone’s phone is a good way to spread germs

My husband is immunocompromised, and so we are careful of germ exposure. We don’t want to touch this friend’s phone.

Miss Manners: Personal questions about my GPA, test scores are driving me crazy

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