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 very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had not met the colleague or his wife prior to the dinner. The men promised ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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: 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: 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 ...

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

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 ...