Most furniture is designed for people taller than us. Our feet do not reach the floor, nor do they reach the stools or ...

Is it acceptable to invite more people to your wedding than may be accommodated, on the theory that inevitably some invitees ...

As a woman in her 70s who looks her age, I increasingly find myself in situations where service people talk down to me. They ...

Dear Miss Manners: Do you have a suitable answer to those who say to me, an older woman, “You must have been attractive when you were young,” or after looking at an earlier photo, “Is that you?” I ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was taught that women sit with their legs together, just crossed at the ankles. My daughter is trying to have her daughter not cross her legs, but she sees all those TV women sit ...

Dear Miss Manners: I’ve become lost for words greeting people I interact with on a regular basis — for example, neighbors and store employees. After greeting them with a smile, I ask them, “How are ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I do a lot of recreational traveling abroad. Sometimes, we take guided tours. In these, there are a significant number of comments using America as a source of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my husband died, his old girlfriend crawled out of the woodwork and wrote a tribute on his memory page about their “relationship from years in the past.” Related Articles Miss ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught that women sit with their legs together, just crossed at the ankles. My daughter is trying to have her daughter not cross her legs, but she sees all those TV women sit ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are rarely able to get an evening out, so I was very excited to attend a jazz concert at a historic hall. Miss Manners: I don’t want to overshare. But I don’t want ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve become lost for words greeting people I interact with on a regular basis — for example, neighbors and store employees. After greeting them with a smile, I ask them, “How are ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My sister gave me a generous gift card to a restaurant that I will probably go to with her. Can I treat her using that gift card, paying the balance of the bill (if applicable) ...