Why do couples even want big, expensive weddings, when the events no longer mark important changes in their lives?

Miss Manners has always been puzzled when people fail to recognize that restaurants, however splendid, are businesses that ...

Dear Miss Manners: My co-worker was given a surprise baby shower at her mother-in-law’s house. Her husband got her there by fibbing, saying he needed to pick up a tool and she could just sit in the ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am very fortunate to have found a number of good companions through my active participation in local clubs. However, most of my new friends are a generation or more older than I.

Dear Miss Manners: I am in the process of throwing a surprise 25th wedding anniversary party for some very dear friends who are special to many — and I mean MANY — people. The couple have done so much ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a former colleague for a weekend. Like any proud grandmother, she wished to show me a video of her granddaughters singing, to which I happily consented. I was less pleased, ...

Dear Miss Manners: Is there a protocol requiring sending wedding gifts no matter whether it’s the person’s first, second, third, etc., wedding? I’ve heard no mention of whether this was a large church ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My summer internship went great and I’ve been hired! But I’m afraid I’m going to ruin it because my boss takes new hires out to lunch at her exclusive club. I had to buy a tie, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: According to my doctor and a genetic test, I have early-onset Parkinson’s disease. I am 38. Related Articles Miss Manners: Apparently I’m a snob because my in-laws’ cast-offs don’t ...

How do you thank people for their support after a devastating fire destroys your home? We just had a grease fire in our ...