Dear Miss Manners: I’m turning 30 and decided this would be a great age to throw a birthday party. My long-term partner ...

Dear Miss Manners: My son and daughter-in-law are expecting their first child. I broke the happy news to my best friend by telling her she would soon receive an invitation from them to their baby ...

Starting about 1 p.m., my next-door neighbors began a very loud party. It was Saturday afternoon, and I’ve been on the other ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know this will probably sound trivial, but: Who should decide who gets the leftover birthday cake? Related Articles Miss Manners: I peeked into my neighbor’s noisy yard and got a ...

Dear Miss Manners: My husband is a friendly older white man. When we have people come and do work at our home, he often calls ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have an unusual first name. When I am introduced to a new acquaintance, often they will make a comment about it. Related Articles Miss Manners: If they’re trying to brighten my ...

Dear Miss Manners: I’ve dined with two different men lately — in nice restaurants, not at fast-food chains — and each of them pushed food onto his fork with his finger. I just don’t know how to handle ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a former colleague for a weekend. Like any proud grandmother, she wished to show me a video of her granddaughters singing, to which I happily consented. I was less pleased, ...

Dear Miss Manners: Since some political figures have demonstrated and encouraged boorish behavior, what was once seen as good breeding is now eschewed as unnecessary or unmanly. Is there still a place ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My summer internship went great and I’ve been hired! But I’m afraid I’m going to ruin it because my boss takes new hires out to lunch at her exclusive club. I had to buy a tie, ...

Dear Miss Manners: One of the women in my church group got married, and only one person from our group was invited. The invited guest came back with pictures, and everyone remarked about how beautiful ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: There was a 60-year member of our church who lived in our town all of her life, enjoying a 70-year marriage and raising four children here. In her 80s, she was widowed and lucky ...