Miss Manners: She referred to her dog as her kid, and I didn’t know what to say

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at dinner with two friends, and one shared the terrible news that her beloved dog had been diagnosed ...

Miss Manners: Why are wedding receptions these days often ‘divorced’ from the ceremonies?

I have now been to three (!) weddings where I found out that the couple was already married, and just going through the ...

Miss Manners: What to call a widow after her husband’s death

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the ongoing debate about the correct form of ...

Miss Manners: I’m told I should be nice and pretend it’s a real wedding

I’m expected to go along with this farce and play the Wedding Guest: dressing up, sitting through it all, congratulating them ...
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Does Anyone Host Actual Weddings Anymore?

I have now been to three weddings where I found out that the couple was already married, and just going through the motions. The first was a couple who had gotten legally married weeks prior to the ...

Miss Manners: I’m sick of going to weddings where the couple is already married

I’m expected to go along with this farce and play the Wedding Guest: dressing up, sitting through it all, congratulating them ...

Miss Manners: I attended 3 weddings where the couples were already married

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the trend of legally married couples hosting ...

Dear Miss Manners: When the wedding is for show only

"I’m expected to go along with this farce and play the Wedding Guest: dressing up, sitting through it all, congratulating ...
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Miss Manners: Trust your gut when strangers knock

I commented that it was fine to ignore knocking and to not open your door to strangers, adding that it is not even impolite.

Miss Manners: I say it’s OK to ignore a knock at the door. My neighbor doesn’t agree.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On our neighborhood app, one of my neighbors cautioned that two young men had recently knocked on her door ...

Miss Manners: She opened her door to strangers. She should have ignored the knock

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On our neighborhood app, one of my neighbors cautioned that two young men had recently knocked on her door ...
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Trust Your Gut When Strangers Knock

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On our neighborhood app, one of my neighbors cautioned that two young men had recently knocked on her door. She could see them on the security camera and she did not know them. She ...