How can I respond with dignity when people insist on defining my husband by a mistake from decades ago, instead of by the ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a large city and take public transportation almost daily. I am 80 years old. The busses and ...
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One guest is very snippety and degrading to the rest of the group. I gently hint that if someone is being rude, people will stop coming.
Once a month, my grandmother hosts a group of friends at her house for a chat and an afternoon tea. She loves the company and the catch-up, as they are all older and can’t get out much, especially ...
Miss Manners assures you that you are not being impolite if, after one or two short responses, you find something to do that ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Here’s a moment that has bothered me for decades. When I was an unworldly 20-something male visiting ...
Elevators have been in existence, I believe, for more than 150 years, but there does not seem to be a system of accepted manners related to them. Miss Manners: How can I respond with dignity when they ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Nearly three decades ago, my husband committed a serious crime. He faced the consequences, served his ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader struggling with how to react to women's ...
Miss Manners has defended “No problem” and “No worries” from those who find them offensive, claiming that they suggest that a ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am still not inured to the rampant trend of women tattooing their hands, feet, arms, backs and even ...