In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if ignoring strangers on the street is rude.

Dear Miss Manners: I am a young woman who has recently moved to a larger city. I am not comfortable interacting with strange ...

I’ve tried explaining that I’m upset about my looks and don’t like to be reminded, but then they argue that it looks good.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to reader's complaint about unruly child in ...

GENTLE READER: Your solution is clever, if a bit devious and indirect. If you want to be more forthright -- or if you tire of ...

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

While I know this used to be a correct form of address, I find this sexist and would be somewhat insulted to be addressed as ...

Should the letter writer tell her mother-in-law she’s “somewhat insulted to be addressed as ‘Mrs. Husband’s Name’”?

Dear Miss Manners: I had cancer last year and lost my hair. I’m fine now, but my hair is growing back super curly. Every day, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I beg for guidance on the proper etiquette with one’s cutlery at hotel buffet breakfasts. While there are abundant clean plates, the protocol seems to be that one has but a single ...

Miss Manners does not usually condone deconstructing food in public, but these are desperate times. Use your chopsticks to pull out the insides and eat them separately. Then either squish the ...

Do I tell them it’s fake? Their generosity is endearing. I certainly don’t want to embarrass them, but I also don’t want them ...