Banks do it, call centers do it, salespeople do it. I appreciate being called “Mr. Smith” instead of just “Bob,” but it ...

Do I know you personally?” When they say no, I reply, “When you called me by my given name, I thought perhaps we knew each ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who doesn't want to pay more than their ...

Dear Miss Manners: At a dinner party at our home, my husband left the table momentarily, and a guest picked up his mug of ...

Or should she back down? GENTLE READER: No. Yes. But isn’t your real question: How do I get this cousin to stop pestering me?

GENTLE READER: No doubt. You might ask your husband how he would feel about a male co-worker who purchased expensive jewelry ...

From my friends’ moms (“You’re too young for gray hair!”) to professors (“You should really dye your hair; you look so old”) ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: The man I’ve been dating for the last year doesn ... But when I asked him if he would say “yes, please” or “no, thank you” if someone offered him coffee at his office, he said he ...

She expressed if man meets his wife’s emotional and financial needs, his desire to marry again should not be a problem ...

Mind your manners, please! Taylor Swift politely put ... And, can she do anything about that? No, she can’t.” Kelly continued, “It was a good business decision for the NFL, but I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young adult who bought a home ... I have lived all over the country, and no one bothered to visit when I lived in Nebraska or Kansas. Shortly after buying my home ...

Or should she back down? GENTLE READER: No. Yes. But isn’t your real question: How do I get this cousin to stop pestering me? Miss Manners has an answer for that one, too, which is ...