I have two friends I see frequently, but they rarely see each other. When we all get together, inevitably one will start telling the other a story I have heard many times. Then the other will tell HER ...

If you have never faked enjoying a familiar anecdote or joke, Miss Manners worries that you are unwilling to make the smallest sacrifice for those you supposedly cherish. She knows happy couples who ...

If you have never faked enjoying a familiar anecdote or joke, Miss Manners worries that you are unwilling to make the ...

GENTLE READER: Listening to the same story more than once is the price of friendship. For that matter, it is also the price ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have two friends I see frequently, but they rarely see each other. When we all get together, inevitably ...

I have two friends I see frequently, but they rarely see each other. When we all get together, inevitably one will start telling the other a story I have heard many times. If you have never faked ...

I’ve tried staring vacantly off into space, but it doesn’t seem to be noticed. How can I suggest we simply talk about current ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes when I receive an invitation to an event, the sender writes “By Hand” in the lower right-hand ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling hearing the same stories repeatedly.

My in-laws recently retired and moved to the city where we live. The problem: My mother-in-law, “Hannah,” keeps bringing food ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Now that I’m widowed, I am eating breakfast out with friends more frequently. Eggs often need a little ...