An invite’s “awkward” and “messy” request for the guests makes the letter writer wonder: “Is this a new trend?” ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was at the head of a line to vote; the precinct wasn’t crowded, and no one’s wait was long. The precinct ...

Dear Miss Manners: I had cancer last year and lost my hair. I’m fine now, but my hair is growing back super curly. Every day, ...

Should the letter writer tell her mother-in-law she’s “somewhat insulted to be addressed as ‘Mrs. Husband’s Name’”?

Dear Miss Manners: I have hired a cleaning woman, and she needs money to save for a newer automobile. She has no family in town, so I’m thinking about asking her to work on Thanksgiving by serving us ...

Letter writer struggles being in a volunteer group that has no leader. Dear Miss Manners: I work at a nonprofit that prides itself on being all-volunteer, with no boss. Decisions are made at monthly ...

Dear Miss Manners: My signature perfume is a well-known — and expensive — classic scent. For my last birthday I received not ...

When people assume they adopted their dog from a shelter, the letter writer is afraid to admit the truth. Dear Miss Manners: My husband and I have added a dog to our family. We tried to work with many ...

Dear Miss Manners: As part of my job as a news reporter, I spend a great deal of time on the telephone. The conversations I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Every time I go out to eat with a particular friend, and there’s another friend with us, she does the ...

Dear Miss Manners: At a dinner event I attended at a hotel, the tables were 10-foot rounds with tablecloths that went to the floor. The dinner was buffet style, but we were all wearing semiformal ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation for a work-sponsored event. The invitation states: “To help us minimize our ...