Miss Manners: Too many restaurants are too loud. What can we do?

Dear Miss Manners: I live in a large city, and used to enjoy going out to lunch or dinner with friends. However, the loud ...

Miss Manners: Wine makes for a problematic ‘default gift’

Dear Miss Manners: I have just received a delivery notice that two bottles of wine are on the way to me. This is the fourth ...
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Miss Manners: Etiquette does not care how your house is laid out

GENTLE READER: This may come as a shock, but etiquette does not care how your house is laid out (or whether or not you have a ...

Miss Manners: Do I need to say something about why I was dressed like that?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in the process of searching for a home for myself, my spouse and our young child. It will be a slight ...

Miss Manners: Would it be rude for us to entertain guests in our kitchen?

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or ...
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Miss Manners: Who has the right of way when using the restroom?

GENTLE READER: The person leaving the facilities is usually allowed to exit first. But if the other person’s bathroom needs ...

Miss Manners: I ran into coworkers at a music festival and I wasn’t exactly dressed in business attire

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a music festival, where I wore pasties instead of a top. While there, I actually ran into a ...
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Miss Manners: One black hole to disappear into, please

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; ...

Miss Manners: A male classmate chimes in on my very personal conversations and it’s creepy

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a female student, and I have a situation where a male classmate inappropriately chimes in on personal ...

Miss Manners: Who has the right of way in an awkward bathroom standoff?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the proper protocol for restroom doorway encounters and when to make exceptions.

Miss Manners: My boss is using company resources for her daughter’s baby shower

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the appropriateness of using company email and facilities for a family event during work hours.