DEAR MISS MANNERS: Someone I know messaged me about 5:30 p.m., requesting that I call them that evening as they had good news ...

None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves.

"None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves." ...

Miss Manners: Her foul-mouthed outburst in the book club was unwarranted Plus: Shouldn’t people knock before they try the bathroom door?

Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I had a houseguest for a few days, and we fell into discussing some books that I have. She, the guest, expressed interest in borrowing one, but I declined. I am a ...

Miss Manners agrees that you chose a tactful way to spare them the embarrassment of being caught as thieves. But you don’t seriously think that they intended to steal your book, do you?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a gentleman who strives to live a mannerly life. In that regard, when riding public transportation, I ...

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

Miss Manners agrees that you chose a tactful way to spare them the embarrassment of being caught as thieves. But you don’t seriously think that they intended to steal your book, do you?

GENTLE READER: While it is kind of you not to want to embarrass him, he is not showing you the same respect. Miss Manners ...

We’re only allowed to buy our grandchild gifts from a strictly curated list and it’s taken the joy out of it; Miss Manners pushes back on cancer as a “war.” ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While outside in the smoking area of a music venue a couple weeks ago, a woman next to me became a little too animated and lightly bumped into me. She apologized, and I politely ...