Dear Miss Manners: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...

(They) wear dull colors and unattractive shoes and I have never commented on their attire. Yet every time they see me, they ...

One of her standard jabs is to bring me a gift with an insult attached. How does a polite person respond to repeated insults ...

Dear Miss Manners: A friend of ours hosted a brunch for several new parents.The brunch was on a hot summer day and held squarely in the middle of morning nap time. When the five other couples ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Can you please advise me on how to politely deal with heavy condensation dripping from water glasses, wine goblets, cocktail glasses, etc., at outdoor restaurants when coasters ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I ran into an unexpected soup situation. My sister flew cross-country to visit my mom and me, and my mom spent hours making a delicious soup so my sister would have a hot meal ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My child’s school is having a staff appreciation week, which isn’t a bad idea, ... She complained the bedroom was too hot, so I purchased a table fan for her.

Surprise greetings from behind when one is making hot coffee or bacon is not, Miss Manners assures you, as cute as you may think. Dear Miss Manners: I was at work and I had to go to the washroom ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If someone comes downstairs in the morning, who should be the one to say “hello” (or “good morning,” etc.) first: the one already downstairs, or the one who comes down ...

Miss Manners need not be reminded that one should make one’s guests comfortable. But there are limits. And there is an equal obligation for houseguests to do their best to put up with what they ...

Surprise greetings from behind when one is making hot coffee or bacon is not, Miss Manners assures you, as cute as you may think. DEAR MISS MANNERS : I was at work and I had to go to the washroom ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother is a very sweet and kind grandmother to my 3-year-old girl. She always has gifts when we visit, asks for new pictures and is very invested in my daughter’s life ...