DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are frequent cruisers. That means we share spaces such as elevators, dining rooms, theaters, lounges, ...

If, instead, you had taken a peach, removed the pit and cut a bite-sized slice for the child -- all while engaging the parent ...

One of the guests wandered over, selected a peach and handed it to her toddler. The toddler then marched around the house ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve been given a budget to take some out-of-town folks to dinner the day before a conference. Miss Manners: The phone call took a sudden shift in tone, and I think I said the wrong ...

Dear Miss Manners: My husband’s third cousin, whom we’ve never met and with whom we have no personal relationship, has been ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a convenience store, with my arms full of groceries. There were three tall young men standing near the register in a group, and I asked if they were in line. They said yes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What should my mannered response be to a co-worker’s sneeze? And what should my response be to those who say “God bless you” to me after I’ve sneezed? Not wanting to perpetuate ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I understand that we shouldn’t talk about religion, nor about politics. Now it’s food that’s verboten. Sports? Please, no! Travel plans or trip reports? Yawn. Health concerns? Yech.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We attended a charity event for a homeless shelter – an event we have gone to for several years. This time, there was a guest speaker who was a former client of the shelter. This ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our neighbors of over 10 years suddenly and surprisingly invited us to their home for dinner. In all those years, we were casually friendly, but shared nothing more than short ...

Dear Miss Manners: One evening, quite late at night, I received a long, impassioned text from a stranger by mistake. In it, he talked about having had a “wonderful few hours” with someone and hoped to ...

Do they go to school like this? To work? To church? Where are the boundaries? I am befuddled and feel disrespected.