In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader who was excluded from 'couples' weekend' ...

She thought her husband was going on a “boys trip” – instead every wife except her was invited. Dear Miss Manners: My husband ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Just after Thanksgiving each year, my young nieces send out a letter to the extended family that contains their “Letter to Santa,” outlining the things they would like as gifts.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are a blended family. I invited our adult children to Thanksgiving. They responded by asking if “other people,” i.e. nonfamily members, might be there. I said possibly. They ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband of four years has two adult, financially stable sons. One is married with two children; the other is single. We drive 3,300 miles round-trip twice a year for the children ...

With a written note, certainly a parent must stamp and address it, and perhaps hover over the child to inspire them to write.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a high school senior who usually sits with my friend Oliver in English class. I’ve known him for about a year and we get along very well and hang out outside of school since we ...

Miss Manners suggests that if the situation comes up again, you alert the food truck workers and enlist their help. Or ask ...

My birthday is a few days after the new year. It’s a very easy date to miss altogether in the shadow of December and New Year ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

GENTLE READER: If you believe that people should behave politely and treat one another with respect, then you and Miss ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Help! My husband and I stayed at my parents’ house and slept in their guest bedroom. Friends of theirs had ...