Can you please weigh in, just for public education, assuming I’m right? GENTLE READER: You are right. The good news is that most dinner tables are not flush to the wall. If diners are evenly spaced ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to dealing with family pressure when work obligations ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a boat, and needed to dry my beach towels after a recent excursion. The boat club has one washer ...

GENTLE READER: It is not that the bride’s parents should be allowed to issue invitations to the wedding because they are ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend called me asking if she could crash at my place that same day. I thought that was super-rude. She ...

Dear Miss Manners: My husband was invited to the wedding of one of his employees’ sons. The invite was clearly addressed only ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend called me asking if she could crash at my place that same day. I thought that was super rude. I felt very uncomfortable with her just unexpectedly telling me she wanted to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a neighbor who texts me on a fairly regular basis, asking me for all kinds of different things — ...

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I need to attend the funeral of a family member, and I’m dreading having to encounter a person who did ...