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Miss Manners: My mother-in-law sends holiday cards addressed to ‘Mr. and Mrs. Husband’s Name.’ Should I talk to her about it?

So here is an idea for an advance Christmas present for your mother-in-law: Offer to update her list by asking each of her ...

Miss Manners: I would be insulted if I received a card addressed to ‘Mr. and Mrs. Husband’s Name’

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

Miss Manners: Ignoring strangers who ask for spare change, attention may work, but isn’t it rude?

A young woman in a big city navigates the line between disengaging with strange men who approach her, and being impolite.
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Miss Manners: Putting husbands’ names on holiday cards feels outdated

While I know this used to be a correct form of address, I find this sexist and would be somewhat insulted to be addressed as ...

Miss Manners: My mother-in-law’s holiday card addresses are so sexist

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to [email protected], or through postal mail ...
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'Mrs. Husband's Name' Feels Outdated

Due to a computer meltdown earlier this year, I had to rebuild my holiday greeting card address list. Husband’ s Name”-- e.g., John and Jane Smith would be addressed as“ Mr. and Mrs. Or so Miss ...

Miss Manners: Ignoring strangers asking for money feels rude, but engaging them feels worse

I feel that if I give in and begin ignoring people on the street, I will be allowing the rudeness of others to force me into ...

Miss Manners: My mother-in-law’s holiday-card habit is insulting, sexist

I would be somewhat insulted to be addressed as “Mrs. Husband’s Name.” Should I bring up the subject with her?

Miss Manners: I’m uncomfortable about the strange men on the street

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young woman who has recently moved into a larger city. I am not comfortable interacting with ...

Miss Manners: I’m insulted by how my mother-in-law addresses me on holiday cards

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader asking if she should confront her ...

Dear Miss Manners: ‘Mrs. His Name’ is outdated, right?

Dear Miss Manners: I am a young woman who has recently moved to a larger city. I am not comfortable interacting with strange ...

Miss Manners: ‘Mrs. Husband’s Name’ feels outdated

Should the letter writer tell her mother-in-law she’s “somewhat insulted to be addressed as ‘Mrs. Husband’s Name’”?