To explain further, let me tell you how I give gifts. I have a large family that is pretty far-flung. Some years I’m in touch ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a couple upset that many wedding attendees arrived ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend came to a dinner party and brought with her the tin I had given her at Christmas. It had been filled with homemade curried nuts, and she had eaten those and washed out the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why is it that people see it as mandatory to send a thank-you for a gift? It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why is it that people see it as mandatory to send a thank-you for a gift? It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why is it that people see it as mandatory to send a thank-you for a gift? It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My signature perfume is a well-known — and expensive — classic scent. For my last birthday I received not one, but two generous gifts of this perfume: one from a dear lifetime ...

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