DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my husband and I treat family to dinner, my husband insists on asking me how much we should tip. Related Articles Miss Manners: I’ve been told to banish these guests from the ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle where there were two women with carts. Related Articles Miss Manners: Here’s why ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’ aren’t appropriate ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I frequently attend team lunches and dinners with my immediate department members, both supervisors and associates. These dining experiences are mostly personal affairs and come ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle where there were two women with carts. Miss Manners: A new volunteer behaved unforgivably toward me. I want her fired ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are celebrating our six-year anniversary soon, and I’ve been reflecting on our first date. Miss Manners: Here’s why ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am’ aren’t appropriate anymore ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: How can you be responsible for ghosting someone when they never write to you? Just because I have decided to accept their silence, and return it to them, doesn’t mean I don’t care.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My birthday is a few days after the new year. It’s a very easy date to miss altogether in the shadow of December and New Year’s celebrations. Miss Manners: My new co-workers are ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of my friends endlessly plays with the food she does not want to eat, without ever signaling by the position of her cutlery that she has finished. So all of her fellow diners ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was just wondering how one might react when there are people out there -- not just some, but vast blocs -- who promote that one should be able to do, act, say and be exactly who ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: For several years, it has been my pleasure to host three longtime friends — a married couple and her brother, a particular friend of mine — to a collective birthday dinner at our ...