Miss Manners: Does a ‘like’ count as a proper RSVP?

Couple disagrees about what counts as a proper RSVP from husband’s family.

Miss Manners: Daughter decides to start her own Thanksgiving tradition

Their daughter just bought a home and wants to host Thanksgiving this year. Dear Miss Manners: While acknowledging gratitude ...

Miss Manners: Grown kids need to start pitching in for Thanksgiving potluck

How to encourage grown kids to pitch in for the holidays “without creating an awkward situation.” Dear Miss Manners: For the ...

Miss Manners: Neighbor tossed pruned vines into our yard

Dear Miss Manners: I discovered what looked like a batch of pruned vines in my backyard. There is some ivy that grows on the ...

Miss Manners: I see your two pies and raise you six bottles of wine

I am a divorced woman with no nearby family, so I am often invited to the homes of various close friends on holidays. Last year, I was invited to a Thanksgiving with about 30 people.

Miss Manners: Male housemate’s attire leaves little to the imagination. ‘I think he’s a pig’

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My housemate is male, 73 and retired. He rises in the morning and spends his day in a ratty terrycloth ...

Miss Manners: My daughter’s plan for a new tradition would upend our Thanksgiving routine

GENTLE READER: Yes: Go to your younger daughter’s for Thanksgiving on Thursday, and tell her you would be delighted to plan ...

Miss Manners: Our daughter wants us to visit ‘one more time per year’ ... ‘in the interest of family’

GENTLE READER: Yes: Go to your younger daughter’s for Thanksgiving on Thursday, and tell her you would be delighted to plan ...

Miss Manners: I spent $150 on wine for a friend’s party, and I feel taken advantage of

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to how to gracefully decline costly contribution requests while still being a generous guest.

Miss Manners: Daughter bought a new house, messed up our long-standing Thanksgiving tradition

This year, our younger daughter announced that she was starting her own family tradition and having Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday at her newly purchased home. We were invited to attend. She said she ...

Miss Manners: I thought saying ‘ma’am’ was a show of respect ... have I been wrong all these years?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I came across this statement on a social media page: “I hate being called ‘ma’am.’ Some people think it is ...

Miss Manners: I’m not old! Why do people keep calling me ma’am?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader confused by social media claims that the ...