DEAR MISS MANNERS: Someone I know messaged me about 5:30 p.m., requesting that I call them that evening as they had good news ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was on a tennis team and was eliminated during a tournament. I was supposed to play two matches: I played one and won, but then got injured and bowed out of my second match. I ...

Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...

"None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves." ...

She's concerned with how the cards are addressed. Miss Manners is concerned with maintaining a business-like relationship.

Miss Manners: She won’t shut up about how blessed she is, and I dread talking to her Plus: I can’t stop thinking about a better response to this woman’s rudeness ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our Paris trip was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Medee” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief ...

Advice Miss Manners: Should I have asked for consent before adding her to the group chat? Published: Jun. 28, 2025, 8:00 p.m.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling dripping glasses at a restaurant.

Miss Manners: Another mother chided me for group-texting a cute photo. Was I wrong? Plus: People who wear drab colors and ugly shoes make rude comments about my pretty outfits ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I shared a cute photo of my daughter with several other mothers by creating a group text. It was a single picture of my daughter, not a mile-long text exchange.