Miss Manners: Woman tires of being serial flirt’s ‘wingman’

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am female, and I have a male friend who likes to flirt with other women when we go out for dinner or ...

Dear Miss Manners: I never agreed to be my friend’s wingman

Dear Miss Manners: I am female, and I have a male friend who likes to flirt with other women when we go out for dinner or ...

5 Car Etiquette Rules That Passengers Break All The Time

A car ride can turn stressful fast when passengers forget basic habits of respect and safety. Learn what drivers wish every ...

Miss Manners: A question about RSVP etiquette answered

Please let us know by the 7th if you will be coming. If we don’t hear from you by then, we will assume you will not be ...
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Miss Manners: How to react when seeing someone in a different setting

It seems silly to say, “What are you doing here?” since the answer is obvious, but to ignore them seems equally rude.

Where are the manners? Toddler gives footballers the middle finger!

In football stadiums, classic etiquette is much less in demand than in many other places in our society.Flying beer cups, insults, and mocking chants are usually not considered minor offenses in the ...

Miss Manners: What’s the best way to greet an acquaintance you see in an unexpected place?

Your initial reaction is surprise, followed by joy and a desire to embrace them like a long-lost friend ... until you recover ...

Miss Manners: Awkward encounters with the familiar faces in my life

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader and how they should greet familiar ...

Miss Manners: What’s a SNOW person, and how do you deal with meeting them in public?

GENTLE READER: Another friendly SNOW. This necessitates, however, a third reaction in your repertoire, which is a somewhat ...
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Miss Manners: Dangling lox leaves me with an etiquette issue

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

Miss Manners: What’s the right way to greet someone you barely know?

GENTLE READER: Another friendly SNOW. This necessitates, however, a third reaction in your repertoire, which is a somewhat ...

Miss Manners: How can I eat a bagel at this luncheon without making a mess?

No matter how carefully or slowly or seemingly thoroughly I bite into this open-faced sandwich, it is inevitable that the ...