In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who has a question about when to clear ...

I would like to buy her a ruby, emerald or sapphire ring -- her choice -- but she says the only ring appropriate for an ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper response when a casual acquaintance tells you that they have been diagnosed with a very ...

At the party, I made sure that ... What is the correct etiquette here? GENTLE READER: It would have been far more insulting, in Miss Manners' estimation, to have only offered sugar-free foods.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please help me with line etiquette when faced with the following scenario. Person A enters the post office and gets behind five people in line. There is a group at the table ...

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

Dear Miss Manners: I have twice invited a friend to parties after asking if the dates were open for her, and she accepted each time. About a week before each party, she said that she was going to ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who is unsure how to properly eat oysters.

GENTLE READER: That you need not include the cause of death in your condolence letter, merely your sympathy to the bereaved.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have twice invited a friend to parties after asking if the dates were open for her, and she accepted each time. About a week before each party, she said that she was going to ...

But Miss Manners wonders why you would wait for your wife to write the letter of thanks. You can relieve her of some etiquette tasks ... About a week before each party, she said that she was ...

At the party, I made sure that all ... What is the correct etiquette here? It would have been far more insulting, in Miss Manners’ estimation, to have only offered sugar-free foods.