Miss Manners: To mix or not to mix? The layered cocktail dilemma

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether someone should mix or sip a layered ...

Miss Manners: Scathing post on club social media page begs for a rebuttal. ‘But what should we say?’

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

Miss Manners: Her family missed the bus, then she chastised me on social media for it

A reader hates non-apologies, but thinks maybe it’s appropriate for her friend who missed a long-arranged charter bus ...

Miss Manners: What’s the proper way to drink a layered cocktail?

GENTLE READER: Sip each layer, knowing that with each subsequent sip, the layers will start to blend. That is part of the ...

Miss Manners: She’s publicly blasting me because our charter bus left her behind

GENTLE READER: When a customer gives a scathing account of poor service on retail websites, Miss Manners has noticed, the ...

Dear Miss Manners: How do I apologize without actually doing so?

"Remaining silent is not an option, but I am not sorry for any of my actions and want to reiterate that strongly." ...

Dear Miss Manners: No restaurant ever pleases my friend

Dear Miss Manners: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, ...

Miss Manners: I pick the restaurant and then she complains about the food

Last time, there were not enough capers in the sauce and it had no flavor. We once went to breakfast, and she returned ...

Miss Manners: My best friend is a nightmare to dine out with

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, ...

Miss Manners: Why do you keep asking me to make the reservation if you complain about every restaurant?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, ...

Miss Manners: She posted online that I stole her socks. What do I do now?

When I was leaving and she was embracing me goodbye, she whispered, “I know you took my socks. There was nobody here but me and you, and they vanished.” I assured her again I did not take her socks. I ...

Miss Manners: The wedding guest used the tablecloth as a napkin?!

(She) pulled the tablecloth up from the floor and set it on her lap, proudly saying that she wasn’t going to get any food on ...