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

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

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a disagreement over pew-exiting protocol between a ...

The problem is that my boyfriend’s father is so afraid of snakes that he will not even set foot in the apartment, despite the ...

Thousands of people on the Treasure Coast gathered June 14, 2025 at large vehicle traffic intersections for "No Kings' protests ...

Miss Manners: I gave the teen money, and now I’m in an awkward situation If I don't bring a gift to the party, what will his parents think?

Dear Miss Manners: I am a 67-year-old man who works out regularly at a gym. The gym is open 24/7, and members have a key fob to enter since it is not always staffed. I was exercising at 9 p.m ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was watching a soap opera and one of the characters, a very proper lady, answered her granddaughter’s question with food in her mouth. She did tuck the food into her cheek ...

Dear Miss Manners: My brother-in-law just informed us, very last-minute, that he’s coming to our house for Christmas. Whenever he visits, he sleeps until around 10.

This column originally ran in 2023. 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 ...