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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My family enjoys hosting casual open house-type parties. Whoever wants to stop by can do so at their ...
I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with money in it, rather ...
Husband’s small business sends out holiday cards to clients without including their titles.
His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...
Miss Manners suggests you use your charm to comment favorably when your colleagues do especially good work. DEAR MISS MANNERS ...
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 ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a 37-year-old woman who has never been engaged, married or had children. I’ll be graduating soon, and am not sure which title, Miss or Ms., to use for my graduation ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a 1-year-old grandchild who lives 90 miles from us. Our frustration comes from the parents advising us to purchase gifts only from their curated wish list.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a 1-year-old grandchild who lives 90 miles from us. Our frustration comes from the parents advising us to purchase gifts only from their curated wish list.
Miss Manners suggests you try spontaneity and not overthink the situation. If you happen to make eye contact, a shy, endearing smile is fine. But if they do not return your gaze, keep it moving.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend, who professes to love me, behaved irrationally on a two-day visit to my house. He says he is always in a lot of pain due to fibromyalgia, neuropathy and a tendon ...