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.” ...

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I shared a cute photo of my daughter with several other mothers by creating a group text. It was a single ...

his mom didn’t send him with spending money, let alone send along some cookies or otherwise offer to contribute something to ...

GENTLE READER: “Thank you.” This is regardless of whether or not the comments are complimentary. For the ones that are not, ...

She often says she wants to “take me out on the town” to “get crazy.” So far, she’s never followed through with any of these ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when friends question your other friendships.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m in my late 70s and enjoy spending time with my adult children. My son-in-law drives a van, which is very hard for me to get into. I would prefer to take our car, ...

They went to dinner with her husband’s colleague and his wife – who very rudely shut down a conversation with the letter ...