Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...

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

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...

Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a lady to be married, and that the title “Mrs.” reflects that.

One bridesmaid says she didn't have any input on the shower's size and scope, why should she have to help fund it?

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

She decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. She is still deserving of the married honorific, is she not?

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked — no, told — to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate.

Bridesmaids are supposedly chosen because they are the dearest people to the bride. Why, then, are they considered ...

Even if Miss Manners had inherited the crown jewels, she, like your grandmother, would never wear them during the day. But ...

Even if Miss Manners had inherited the crown jewels, she, like your grandmother, would never wear them during the day. But ...