DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends manage to arrive at most places at a specific time -- doctors’ offices, work meetings, etc.

For any gender, using the bathroom is an eyes-on-your-own-paper sort of activity. Smiling, eye contact and small talk should ...

Miss Manners asks, "Why is it that your friends are dictating what time they show up at your house in the first place?" ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: About a year ago, I met the man of my dreams, and he and I are planning a future together. I have a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A car wash I patronize has two single-occupant washrooms, one labeled “Men,” the other “Ladies.” I had ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a disagreement over pew-exiting protocol between a ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often hear someone say something along the lines of, “We politely ask that you refrain from ...” or “We ...

If we have company, we never bring our pets out or even open the door to that room; they stay completely out of sight.

GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask ...

I invited a friend to go to a show with a limited run, and mentioned in my invitation that it was almost sold out.

At the end of the concert, she asked my name and informed me that if I ever touched her again, she would call the police and ...