There’s a popular belief that good manners begin with saying “please,” “thank you,” and “sorry.” While that’s true, being ...

Dear Miss Manners: When I issue online invitations to multiple guests at once, I generally use the option to hide the guest ...

Miss Manners suggests a compromise. At the beginning of the party, tell your hosts that you hope they will forgive you in ...

So why are elbows on the table rude? Some say the origin of this specific table-manners mantra was born in the Middle Ages, when guests at crowded banquet tables were jostling for space at ...

Stacking your dishes, tipping creatively and ordering off-menu—all are dining-out don'ts. Here, etiquette experts explain how ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are older adults who go to bed earlier than many people, and often leave parties without saying goodbye. We do it because, often, when one guests leaves, others take it as a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Between my husband and me, each of us married previously to other people, we have four children, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. We have been married to each ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am planning my 70th birthday celebration. I’d prefer cash or gift cards to other gifts. Is it OK to ask my invitees for money, since I don’t need anything else?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Between my husband and me, who have each been married previously to other people, we have four children, 11 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. We have been married to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I occasionally email businesses for matters such as product information. What is the correct salutation to use when the recipient, and their gender, is unknown? “To whom it ...