Miss Manners asks, "Why is it that your friends are dictating what time they show up at your house in the first place?" ...

Dear Miss Manners: We’re at a bit of a loss regarding beach house invitation etiquette. We purchased an eight-bedroom second home with the idea of hosting family, friends and acquaintances ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A car wash I patronize has two single-occupant washrooms, one labeled “Men,” the other “Ladies.” I had ...

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For any gender, using the bathroom is an eyes-on-your-own-paper sort of activity. Smiling, eye contact and small talk should ...

Miss Manners is not absolving the latecomers; she is going to teach you to retrain them. When you issue invitations for 6:30, you should add, “We will be sitting down to dinner promptly at 7.” ...

At 81, Judith Martin has been writing as Miss Manners for roughly half her life, doling out etiquette tips and zingers that, since it debuted in 1979, turned her modest Washington Post column into a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I visited the Hillwood Estate in Washington, D.C. The gardens and home were beautifully decorated. The breakfast room and dining room tables were set to display the estate’s ...

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 ...

Miss Manners: That’s it ... we’re bringing back gloves Published: Mar. 11, 2025, 8:00 p.m. Judith Martin, known as Miss Manners, answers a question about the benefit of bringing back gloves as ...