GENTLE READER: It is to our credit, Miss Manners believes, that Americans have an awkward relationship with those who serve ...
However well-meaning this family is, Miss Manners can understand that it creates a nuisance for your daughter, who is trying ...
A parent wants to help their private chef daughter find a way to tune out distracting clients while she cooks.
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who is bothered by unhelpful advice from ...
The unfortunate requirement of saying “Hey!” to get the attention of a certain nonhuman helper has led to the widespread ...
GENTLE READER: That might encourage uncomfortable follow-up questions for the girlfriend. Miss Manners suggests instead that you introduce them by their names. After doing so, you may add, “Carter is ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was walking in the humanities building of the university where I am a graduate student. I turned the ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My ...
Dear Miss Manners: I used to be religious, many years ago, but I now identify as pagan — meaning that I believe in the powers ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My neighbor and I had a heated disagreement about trick-or-treating. We are fortunate to live in a picturesque neighborhood of single-family houses, and our street is popular ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have achieved a small degree of social and political success in my community. Unfortunately, that is not the case for my husband. He is a wonderful spouse and does not cheat ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I sent a text message to issue an invitation to an 80-year-old friend of our family, who is very dear to us, and very kind and humble. Miss Manners: This vexing couple tailed us ...