Because otherwise, it seems to Miss Manners that omitting those three ingredients still leaves a pretty wide berth for ...

He was married briefly, then became a widower. He's got no intention of looking for another long-term relationship.

A bride's cousin asked for advice from the 'Miss Manners' etiquette columnist, explaining that family members are gossiping ...

Many wax lyrical about the joys of marriage, claiming I am wasting my life and missing out by not having children. Nieces and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I love to cook and to host dinner parties, and we have many friends who reciprocate. The wife of one of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I flew to the home of a friend to help her with a project as a favor. She has two cats, and unfortunately, I discovered that she keeps her two litter boxes positioned in common ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After commuting to the same job for 15 years, 15 minutes from my home, last winter I took a better job an hour away. My body refuses to adjust to this new reality. Even though I ...

A growing list of the bride-to-be’s “inappropriate” wedding choices has become the family’s favorite topic, and they are delighting in it.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Dinner parties and entertaining are not the only currencies of friendship. I frequently gave rides to a friend of mine, who later bought a nice home and began hosting dinner parties ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I occasionally enjoy having lunch at a restaurant with a group of longtime friends. All is well until the time comes when they want to take a group photo, which, of course, gets ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been given a gift of immeasurable proportions: the gift of having my life saved by many nurses and doctors after my cancer diagnosis. I want to show my gratitude to these ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve encountered a lot of fuss about the pervasiveness of the nonapology: e.g., “I’m sorry you’re so ...