His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...

Husband’s small business sends out holiday cards to clients without including their titles.

With no ushers or signage available for guidance, we selected option C as the most sensible. This apparently was incorrect, ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

Dear Miss Manners: I remember growing up, when we had visitors who were new to our house, my mother would give them the ...

"Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done." ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When sitting in an airline seat, you need not ask permission of the person behind you to recline your seat.Once permission to move is granted by the captain, you can recline, if ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is graduating from high school, but she does not want a party. I would still like to send out graduation cards to help celebrate her achievement, but I don’t know ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I have been invited to a wedding that begins at 3:30 p.m. on a Thursday. We are thrilled for the couple. However, I feel we should decline, as the bride and groom ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother is a very sweet and kind grandmother to my 3-year-old girl. She always has gifts when we visit, asks for new pictures and is very invested in my daughter’s life.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother is a very sweet and kind grandmother to my 3-year-old girl. She always has gifts when we visit, asks for new pictures and is very invested in my daughter’s life.