In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a relative who notices the absence of ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

Is it polite to inquire ahead what she would like to drink? I don’t want to imply that I think she has to have alcohol ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother and his wife were visiting me for a week. During that week, I was invited to a barbecue at the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m in my late 70s and enjoy spending time with my adult children. My son-in-law drives a van, which is ...

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 ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if wearing a hat to cover baldness is appropriate ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the local public bus also serves as the campus bus, and ...

Am I a “cancer survivor”? I never want to take anything away from someone who had a much more difficult battle than I did. I ...

GENTLE READER: Sorry, but you will have to snatch the fountain pen out of Miss Manners’ cold, lifeless hand before she agrees ...