Best of Miss Manners: Neighbor tells woman she uses the bathroom too often

And she can’t change her bathroom usage to accommodate the neighbor. What is the proper response if she is confronted again?

Miss Manners: My family’s demand for holiday wish lists is squashing all the joy out of Christmas

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Each year, Halloween heralds my own personal horror: the season during which my family harasses me to ...

Miss Manners: I would prefer no gift at all over participating in this horror

I abhor this annual ritual. To me, the value in receiving gifts is the knowledge that the giver took the time and effort to ...
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Miss Manners: I found several typos and an error of fact in book written by an aquaintance

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a writer and editor by profession, so I read books with a critical eye. I bought a book written by an acquaintance of several years (nonfiction). I read the book and found ...
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Miss Manners: Wish lists have taken the fun out of choosing gifts. My family doesn’t understand.

I have tried to gently explain this to my family, yet they are adamant that I should give them a list. My sister has taken to ...

Miss Manners: I refuse to be part of their Christmas list ritual

Miss Manners is sorry to see the end of an ancient tradition that was one of the hallmarks of civilization. As you have ...

Dear Miss Manners: Wish lists take joy out of gift-giving

Miss Manners is sorry to see the end of an ancient tradition that was one of the hallmarks of civilization. As you have ...

Miss Manners: Conversation should be a two-way street

I am always looking to meet new people and make new friends. But for the last five years or so, I have noticed that people ...

Miss Manners: Conversation should be a two-way street. ‘I find myself bored and just want to leave’

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Miss Manners: I don’t want my life - in words nor photos - posted online

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 ...

Miss Manners: Ex’s longterm girlfriend has my grandkids calling her ‘nonna’ and I am not ok with it

When our sons had their first babies, my ex wanted the family to refer to his girlfriend as Nonna (“grandmother”). Our sons immediately shut that idea down, stating that their children already have a ...

Miss Manners: I’d been growing my hair out, and the barber callously chopped it off

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a man with curly hair. A year ago, I decided to grow it out. Today I went in for a haircut. I told ...