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Miss Manners: Can I, as the host, abandon the rowdy drinkers? I’d rather be washing the dishes than listening to their muddled conversation ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Many of my soon-to-be in-laws are upset that we don’t have a wedding registry, and also that they don’t have my phone number to complain. Nobody bothers my fiance, but his ...

Miss Manners feels certain that you will not have to get much further than the second sentence before your friend realizes what she is asking, starts to panic and retreats.

Dear Miss Manners: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Medee” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it OK to comment on a co-worker’s new hairstyle or fashion choices? For context, I am a man and work mostly with women.

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Advice Miss Manners: We really just do not want wedding gifts, but guests don’t like that Published: Jun. 24, 2025, 11:30 a.m.

Dear Miss Manners: I belong to a local social media group that lets people loan and borrow items. I recently posted a query asking to borrow a piece of equipment for an upcoming surgery, and ...