DEAR MISS MANNERS: I invited my best friend to a concert more than a month ahead of the performance. She said she would have ...

I love being a mom, don’t get me wrong. And I love my sons. But this drives me bananas. I’m not these people’s mom!

I invited a friend to a concert more than a month ahead of the performance. She said she'd have to get back to me. Two weeks ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a question about when it is appropriate to wear a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper response when a casual acquaintance tells you that they have been diagnosed with a very ...

I asked a man sitting in front of me at a college musical to remove his distracting baseball cap, which he did. My wife later ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who is unsure how to properly eat oysters.

What is the correct etiquette here? It would have been far more insulting, in Miss Manners’ estimation, to have only offered sugar-free foods. This would imply that your guests could not be ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Maybe I’m the one lacking in manners for bringing this up, but: Are there etiquette norms for death notices? My pet peeve is when there is no indication given for the cause of ...

But Miss Manners wonders why you would wait for your wife to write the letter of thanks. You can relieve her of some etiquette tasks as surely as you can pick up the items left at the door.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My boyfriend is part-Asian.) These jokes were made on my blog ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...