Colleagues and strangers continuously ask me why I am not married, as if there is something seriously wrong with that.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I got married at an early age, but the marital bliss was short-lived as my wife died a few years later.

GENTLE READER: Then don’t call it a housewarming party. Named parties are associated with, as you accurately describe the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I love to cook and to host dinner parties, and we have many friends who reciprocate. The wife of one of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I love to cook and to host dinner parties, and we have many friends who reciprocate. The wife of one of ...

A growing list of the bride-to-be’s “inappropriate” wedding choices has become the family’s favorite topic, and they are delighting in it.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A co-worker invited a few people and their spouses over to watch a popular sporting event. Related Articles Miss Manners: She’s publicly blasting me because our charter bus left her ...

My friend has me choose the restaurants we go to, but then she’s never happy with anything she orders and always sends ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky in that multiple friends of mine offered to host a baby shower for my upcoming arrival. I demurred with all of them and most of them dropped the subject. Two friends ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I participate in an organization with quite a few members. Apparently, I resemble one of the leaders of the organization. I am frequently mistaken for this person, although I don’t ...

GENTLE READER: When a customer gives a scathing account of poor service on retail websites, Miss Manners has noticed, the better companies politely explain the full context of the situation, while ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my mother passed away some years ago, my brother and his wife placed a stuffed black cat toy in her casket. My mother had owned several black cats. Related Articles Miss ...