GENTLE READER: This sounds like a better conversation to have privately with the longtime friend -- with the understanding ...

Please let us know by the 7th if you will be coming. If we don’t hear from you by then, we will assume you will not be ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when a friend's partner repeatedly causes tension ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a widowed longtime friend who is like a family member to me. He attends all our holiday meals.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes when I receive an invitation to an event, the sender writes “By Hand” in the lower right-hand ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I purchased a new home -- hooray! It’s only 12 minutes down the road from where we currently live with our three young children. We decided to move for many reasons, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I purchased a new home -- hooray! It’s only 12 minutes down the road from where we currently live with our three young children. We decided to move for many reasons, ...

Your initial reaction is surprise, followed by joy and a desire to embrace them like a long-lost friend ... until you recover ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I purchased a new home -- hooray! It’s only 12 minutes down the road from where we currently live with our three young children. We decided to move for many reasons, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My 30-year-old cousin is getting married, and my relatives believe she is doing everything wrong. Related Articles Miss Manners: I lied about why I wasn’t drinking, and that just ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I purchased a new home -- hooray! It’s only 12 minutes down the road from where we currently live with our three young children. We decided to move for many reasons, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I purchased a new home -- hooray! It’s only 12 minutes down the road from where we currently live with our three young children. We decided to move for many reasons, ...