Miss Manners: Our friends’ cabin was awful, but they want to know if we enjoyed it

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin gives a polite way to respond after a reader is asked about a ...
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Miss Manners: They graciously allowed us to stay at their lake house ... we privately vowed to never return

Our friends graciously offered us use of their rustic lakeside cabin, as they no longer can travel there themselves. We had a disappointing time and cut our stay short due to the terrible odor, ...
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Miss Manners: We stayed at a friend’s cabin, but it was not what we expected

We cut our stay short due to the terrible odor, primitive accommodations and insufficient space and privately vowed to never return.

Miss Manners: They don’t RSVP but still show up to my formal dinner parties expecting a seat

I hold formal dinner parties with limited place settings. But there are friends who never respond to my invitations and show up anyway. What’s the best way to accommodate them?

Miss Manners: I break out my best china and finery for these dinners, the least you can do is RSVP

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 other relatives ...

Miss Manners: I’ve been told to banish these guests from the main table

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 ...

Miss Manners: Their home is inaccessible to me, yet they still invite me

I can’t figure out if they still invite me so I know they aren’t trying to exclude me, or if they think that if I only tried ...

Miss Manners: As they say, unexpected guests don’t get fish knives

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 other relatives didn ...

Miss Manners: I nearly died at work today, my co-workers saved me; how can I possibly thank them?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had a choking incident at the office today when I inhaled a cherry tomato. One of my direct reports did ...
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Miss Manners: If you’re so picky about restroom standards, you should probably stay home

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

Miss Manners: What happened to restaurant bathrooms?

As a performer of a certain age, I have seen everything from tailored dresses to gowns glittering with beads and spangles — ...

Miss Manners: Why does this keep happening to me in the ladies’ room?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On occasion, my husband and I visit local restaurants. When I go to wash my hands in the ladies’ room, I ...