DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of my friends endlessly plays with the food she does not want to eat, without ever signaling by the ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a friend who plays with food.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of my friends endlessly plays with the food she does not want to eat, without ever signaling by the ...

They were only trying to help someone out that seemed to be struggling, but not everyone was feeling helpful that day.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of my friends endlessly plays with the food she does not want to eat, without ever signaling by the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of my friends endlessly plays with the food she does not want to eat, without ever signaling by the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What’s happened to mealtime conversation? We have friends who are perfectly capable of talking about all kinds of interesting subjects, but only so long as there is no food in front ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I frequently dine out with a close friend. We are both well into adulthood, but she seems to have missed one element of dining etiquette: that one should cut and eat one piece of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I will be hosting a family gathering for our kids and grandkids. Related Articles Miss Manners: Why wouldn’t my neighbor just say something about the ivy? Miss ...

GENTLE READER: Nice try: Even though no telephone number was provided and no response explicitly requested, etiquette still ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My parents invited my family over for New Year’s Day to celebrate. As I like to cook, I prepared two ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: The owners of a business for whom I did some work threw a company barbecue and asked guests to sign up to ...