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

I have tried to gently explain this to my family, yet they are adamant that I should give them a list. My sister has taken to ...

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: On our neighborhood app, one of my neighbors cautioned that two young men had recently knocked on her door. She could see them on the security camera and she did not know them. She ...

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Miss Manners is aware that this approach puts the focus on scheduling, not etiquette. But it will make the point that your time is valuable and not available on command. And that other members of the ...