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GENTLE READER: While it is kind of you not to want to embarrass him, he is not showing you the same respect. Miss Manners ...
Miss Manners therefore suggests that you turn that weak smile into something that does, in fact, betray your irritation, ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a friend who won't stop with the 'cougar' jokes to ...
But what if we stopped attacking strangers who disagree with us online and just scrolled on past? What if we brought back being considerate of others’ feelings?
GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask ...
(She) called me to tell me she was diabetic and couldn’t eat them. I felt her phone call was rude and unnecessary.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I prepared some hand-dipped chocolate goodies and delivered them to a couple of ladies in my neighborhood.
Miss Manners suggests you use your charm to comment favorably when your colleagues do especially good work. DEAR MISS MANNERS ...
Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done.
Miss Manners: E-cards still can’t replace handwritten notes Letter writer has lost the ability to write nicely by hand and wonders if electronic thank-you cards suffice.
Advice Miss Manners: Minister must learn how to juggle post-service parishioner conversations Published: Jun. 12, 2025, 1:00 p.m.