DEAR MISS MANNERS: My 29-year-old, fully independent daughter recently told me that she does not wish to hear negative comments from me: “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything ...

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 ...

Although Miss Manners defends your decision not to socialize with impolite people, this is not license to tell them why. Doing so is rude — and for that reason, she sees little dignity in the ...

Miss Manners: A coffee drinker triggers an angry glare after tipping $1 for a to-go cup of Joe; a reader thinks it’s bad etiquette to multitask while talking on the phone.

Miss Manners sees two problems, not one. The first is that Kiara should be included, for the reasons you mention. It would be best if you had explained this to your daughter from the start -- that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is graduating from high school, but she does not want a party. I would still like to send out graduation cards to help celebrate her achievement, ...