Miss Manners: Is it just me or do people only want to talk about themselves these days?

I would also point out that this type of status-seeking narration is seen by foreigners as very American, meaning, shallow ...

Miss Manners: My neighbor’s plus-ones are nice women, but they’re outsiders

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a great neighborhood with wonderful neighbors. A few of the ladies in my cul-de-sac have become ...

Mealtime in my house of 6 was getting chaotic. A simple list helped my kids with table manners.

Mealtime in my house was chaotic. Introducing new rules to follow each week helped my kids with table manners.

Miss Manners: Conversation should be a two-way street

I am always looking to meet new people and make new friends. But for the last five years or so, I have noticed that people ...

Dear Miss Manners: My cousins would rather fact-check me than chat

A cousin and his wife, who are close to me, have an annoying habit of click-clicking on their phones while we are talking. I am about 20 years older than them. I have a background in the arts and ...