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Miss Manners: Etiquette does not care how your house is laid out

GENTLE READER: This may come as a shock, but etiquette does not care how your house is laid out (or whether or not you have a ...

Miss Manners: New homeowner questions etiquette of an unusual room use plan

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or ...

Miss Manners: Do I need to say something about why I was dressed like that?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in the process of searching for a home for myself, my spouse and our young child. It will be a slight ...

Miss Manners: What rooms does etiquette require me to have in my home?

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to dearmissmanners@gmail.com, or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, ...

Dear Miss Manners: Co-workers saw me in a revealing outfit. Now what?

Dear Miss Manners: I attended a music festival, where I wore pasties instead of a top. While there, I actually ran into a ...

Miss Manners: Would it be rude for us to entertain guests in our kitchen?

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or ...

Miss Manners: We want to turn our living room into a playroom for our child

GENTLE READER: This may come as a shock, but etiquette does not care how your house is laid out (or whether or not you have a ...
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Miss Manners: Who has the right of way when using the restroom?

GENTLE READER: The person leaving the facilities is usually allowed to exit first. But if the other person’s bathroom needs ...

Dear Miss Manners: How can I politely turn down a date request?

Rather, when that time comes, you will probably have to call around to non-responders to find out. And if they say they are ...

Miss Manners: My coworkers saw me scantily clad at a music festival, what should I do?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a music festival, where I wore pasties instead of a top. While there, I actually ran into a ...

Miss Manners: I ran into coworkers at a music festival and I wasn’t exactly dressed in business attire

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a music festival, where I wore pasties instead of a top. While there, I actually ran into a ...

Miss Manners: Who has the right of way in an awkward bathroom standoff?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the proper protocol for restroom doorway encounters and when to make exceptions.