DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a freelance journalist who has been living, off and on, in the private room of a hostel off the ...

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 to monitor them as well?

I feel like his refusal to wear a tux or tie demonstrates a lack of respect for what is, to me, a deeply important formal ceremony.

Dear Miss Manners: I am getting married in a traditional church ceremony. My father, who will be giving me away, has refused ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to what gender-neutral honorific can replace sir or ...

I send regrets for small group invitations, but am not sure what's expected and most helpful when included in a mass mailing ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Elevators have been in existence, I believe, for more than 150 years, but there does not seem to be a ...

Miss Manners says, "There is no need to invite people to judge your husband on his behavior, past or present." ...

As a performer of a certain age, I have seen everything from tailored dresses to gowns glittering with beads and spangles — ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I would like to know if it’s proper for one person to hand another person a birthday card/Christmas card personally -- not one attached to a gift. It seems to me that a card should ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our family holds an annual reunion, and members rotate who hosts it. One night of the reunion weekend is typically a nice dinner. Our cousins hosted this year’s reunion dinner, and ...