She'd brought over a dish while his wife was in the hospital, but it contained allergens and they wouldn't be able to eat it.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife’s best friend from high school, “Nelly,” has become a very successful businesswoman. Each year, ...

What is the most tactful way to say I won’t be providing a job referral for my brother, while avoiding straining family ties?

GENTLE READER: “And leave you in my dust?” DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a strong moral requirement not to lie, which has led me ...

Dear Miss Manners: I have a strong moral requirement not to lie, which has led me to reflect on the role of full truthfulness ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader living in a tropical country who seeks ...

GENTLE READER: By all means, that grudge should be let go. There are many reasons that people do not throw weddings large ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a strong moral requirement not to lie, which has led me to reflect on the role of full truthfulness ...

That said, people should accept the fact that not everyone is invited to everything. But it would help if hosts did not ...

A letter writer was going to order takeout after burning the dish for a dinner party, but a guest insisted they serve the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I were hosting a casual dinner party in our home for two couples we like very much. One couple brought their two children, who get along well with my two children.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was watching a soap opera and one of the characters, a very proper lady, answered her granddaughter’s question with food in her mouth. She did tuck the food into her cheek ...