Dear Miss Manners: We have a close friend who gives gifts we are not wild about, but display anyway. If she does not see her ...

Letter write threw niece a wedding shower, and she returned the favor by showing up to their son’s wedding without a gift.

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 ...

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Dear Miss Manners: How does one handle being offered alcohol when you choose not to drink? I got a DUI 2 years ago, and I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We went to breakfast this morning, four people total, and I informed the waitress beforehand that we’d ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I beg for guidance on the proper etiquette with one’s cutlery at hotel buffet breakfasts. While there are abundant clean plates, the protocol seems to be that one has but a single ...

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 now been to three (!) weddings where I found out that the couple was already married, and just going through the motions. The first was a couple who had gotten legally ...

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: Sometimes when I receive an invitation to an event, the sender writes “By Hand” in the lower right-hand corner of the envelope. Obviously, this means that they delivered the ...