DEAR MISS MANNERS: My family enjoys hosting casual open house-type parties. Whoever wants to stop by can do so at their ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the rule on inviting someone to accompany you to a play that’s close to being sold out, and they ...

That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...

Miss Manners agrees that ultimatums with friends can be awkward, but in this case, a time limit would have been helpful. Or ...

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling awkward social situations when your ...

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who wonders if they should avoid eating in ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try to choose foods that are relatively easy for me to handle, but I often have ...

GENTLE READER: “Mr. Joe Smith” would be Miss Manners’ preference. But then, she would also prefer not to receive birthday ...

I believe that the envelopes should be addressed using a title. I have been informed by my husband that omitting it is friendlier.