Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends manage to arrive at most places at a specific time -- doctors’ offices, work meetings, etc.

Miss Manners asks, "Why is it that your friends are dictating what time they show up at your house in the first place?" ...

For any gender, using the bathroom is an eyes-on-your-own-paper sort of activity. Smiling, eye contact and small talk should ...

A truly bizarre encounter with a woman in a men’s bathroom has a reader wondering if these kinds of things only happen to him ...

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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 ...

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GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask ...

The problem is that my boyfriend’s father is so afraid of snakes that he will not even set foot in the apartment, despite the ...

Now that he’s well beyond retirement age, does the mannerly letter writer still have to give up his seat on public ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My parents decided to throw us a housewarming party — the day after we moved our family of five into a new ...