Gentle Reader: Curiously, the alcohol is clouding everyone’s judgment in this case — even yours, and you are not partaking.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a family member who has done well for herself. She and her partner are in their early 50s and never ...

Host who doesn’t drink wants to start cleaning up when husband and guests start getting drunk during dinner parties.

Even just a text wishing her a happy birthday is met with a photo of her oceanfront view and talk of how blessed she is ...

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GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a relative who constantly brags about ...

The wife shut me down immediately with something along the lines of, “I’d rather listen to what the men are talking about.” ...

I have a family member who has done well for herself. She and her partner are in their early 50s and never had kids. They ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had not met the colleague or his wife prior to the dinner. The men promised ...

GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...