Dear Miss Manners: I have visited a dear friend a few times over the years, and each time, I am greeted with a lovely guest room: comfortable bedding, fresh flowers and fluffy towels, all of which ...

GENTLE READER: Such an unpleasant invitation. There is no need to serve alcohol, but there is also no need to issue a warning ...

Ordinarily, Miss Manners would advise you to treat this like the fundraiser it is — that is, to accept only if you consider ...

GENTLE READER: The correct procedure is that the lady goes up the stairs first, and a gentleman keeps his salacious thoughts to himself. Should you go first, however, Miss Manners, unlike your wife, ...

Ordinarily, Miss Manners would advise you to treat this like the fundraiser it is -- that is, to accept only if you consider ...

If we knew these friends were going to be eating some of what they made for us, it would feel like a public service to say something.

We set up a camera or phone on a tripod ...Almost every time we do this in public, a stranger will come up and ask if they ...

They're only working at this place temporarily and have never socialized with these people. Why do they want to see their new ...

A bridesmaid was shocked when the bride's mom sent her and the other bridesmaids a 'substantial' bill for her daughter's ...

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked — no, told — to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate.

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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 ...