In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the delicate situation when well-intentioned ...

Dear Miss Manners: My parents decided to throw us a housewarming party — the day after we moved our family of five into a new ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I prepared some hand-dipped chocolate goodies and delivered them to a couple of ladies in my neighborhood.

Judith Martin's Miss Manners column has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978. Readers send ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often hear someone say something along the lines of, “We politely ask that you refrain from ...” or “We ...

Now that he’s well beyond retirement age, does the mannerly letter writer still have to give up his seat on public ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a gentleman who strives to live a mannerly life. In that regard, when riding public transportation, I ...

So the short answer is: Keep offering seats to ladies if you don’t mind standing; if you do mind, then stay seated. Dear Miss ...

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you do if you say something pleasant to someone, or ask them a question, and they totally ignore you? I’m talking about various situations: a cashier or a library ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received a wedding invitation that states “black tie only.” This leaves a bad taste in my mouth: It seems to say that I’m important enough to invite to your wedding, but ...

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing relations. For that very reason, it is not something you should strain to see ...