Miss Manners would be afraid she would forget, only to be reminded upon squishily standing up. Fearing the same outcome, not ...

Miss Manners would be afraid she would forget, only to be reminded upon squishily standing up. Fearing the same outcome, not ...

Miss Manners is sorry to see the end of an ancient tradition that was one of the hallmarks of civilization. As you have ...

Miss Manners would be afraid she would forget, only to be reminded upon squishily standing up. Fearing the same outcome, not ...

Letter writer abhors their family’s tradition of providing each other with a list of potential Christmas gifts.

I abhor this annual ritual. To me, the value in receiving gifts is the knowledge that the giver took the time and effort to ...

And she can’t change her bathroom usage to accommodate the neighbor. What is the proper response if she is confronted again?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Each year, Halloween heralds my own personal horror: the season during which my family harasses me to ...

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

"I understand that the favorite topic of conversation for most people is themselves, but what happened to a two-way conversation?" ...

Miss Manners suspects some other distraction was at play -- a phone, perhaps, or the classical music on the salon speakers.