GENTLE READER: If you believe that people should behave politely and treat one another with respect, then you and Miss ...

These are the top 10 most read Miss Manners columns of 2025: 10: Shop owner is in the business of selling gifts. Do they need ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I subscribe to the belief that, at a sit-down meal, it’s correct to wait until all guests have received their food before you begin to eat. Miss Manners: Maybe I should pretend I ...

GENTLE READER: If you believe that people should behave politely and treat one another with respect, then you and Miss ...

There are people out there who promote that one should be able to do, act, say and be exactly who they wish to be with no ...

How can you be responsible for ghosting someone when they never write to you? Just because I have decided to accept their silence, and return it to them, doesn’t mean I don’t care. But what is the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband of four years has two adult, financially stable sons. One is married with two children; the other is single. We drive 3,300 miles round-trip twice a year for the children ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a company holiday party, one of my colleagues decided not to partake of the wine that was offered.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I have taken our grown children, their children and friends on several nice vacations. We planned another trip to surprise them at Christmas. Miss Manners: The woman ...

Should the first line contain her name and “Ph.D.,” then the other credentials underneath? There are four titles to include.

But if you forget, or run into a similar problem with someone else — and phone-passing has become a widespread nuisance of ...