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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 ...
The captain had indicated that she was going to play me, but then she didn’t. I’m not a bad player, so I am not sure why.
Dear Miss Manners: A few years ago, a prominent man in my industry was in town, and in a position to work with me. It would have been a career-making opportunity — and, to be frank, he was ...
Dear Miss Manners: I have a small house, and my adult son asked me to host his son’s birthday party. He invited 14 guests, not including several young children. It was a bit chaotic, but still ...
At 81, Judith Martin has been writing as Miss Manners for roughly half her life, doling out etiquette tips and zingers that, since it debuted in 1979, turned her modest Washington Post column into a ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Because I was raised in a strongly evangelical home and painfully walked away from those beliefs, religion is an emotionally distressing subject for me, one that I am only able ...
Miss Manners: That’s it ... we’re bringing back gloves Published: Mar. 11, 2025, 8:00 p.m. Judith Martin, known as Miss Manners, answers a question about the benefit of bringing back gloves as ...
Dear Miss Manners: I am in a rough spot financially. I really can’t afford to attend concerts, grab coffee, dine at restaurants, etc. Every time a friend makes a request to spend time together ...