My question is how to react when people do not respond to an invitation, nor to a gentle nudge (such as an emailed “I wondered if you had received this,” with a second copy of the invitation) — and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed — china, crystal, linen, silver — that ...

Richard Osman has shared an update on the search for Strictly Come Dancing ’s new hosts, as he called rumours that Alan Carr and Amanda Holden were offered the job “nonsense”. At such a critical ...

Going on a first date can be exciting. You’re getting ready wondering how the night is going to go, and whether or not you will hit it off; and while many couples do, others - not so much.

Miss Manners hopes, however, that you will not otherwise dumb down your charming, seated dinner parties because of a few outlaws. We, the purveyors of fish knives and strawberry forks, are a dying ...

Elaine West Grimes started working at Walt Disney World in 1975 and continues to serve at the 50s Prime Time Café at Disney's ...

Why is it not considered rude to engage me in conversation against my will, but it is considered rude to tell people you don’t want to talk?” ...

Especially in our modern society that's quickly becoming defined by rising rates of narcissism and the impoliteness of ...

Expat life can be starkly different if you have children. You’re going through life in a different country through the ...

Miss Manners says, "There are ... a number of ways to voice your displeasure to a wider audience online, but that will ...

OpenTable research indicates that Gen Z is leading a trend toward more inclusive Valentine's Day celebrations, with a ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to how hosts once tactfully communicated event end ...