She insists on sending me Christmas and birthday gifts, and sometimes even half-birthday gifts. These presents are always ...

I have a friend from childhood who is a wealthy, narcissistic hoarder. This means she spends all her time buying needless crap from the bargain bins of every box store you can imagine. For example, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it considered rude to take photos of the interior of a friend’s home (the living room), just to show my ...

This is really annoying, verging on passive-aggressive. I’ve told her many times she should not send me gifts, that a card is fine (or nothing at all). I even stopped properly thanking her for these ...

... how do we manage friends who ask where and when the next trip will be, when we would prefer to travel without them?

I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners that range ...

Dear Annie: I have a good friend “Amy,” who is a great lady. We’ve known each other for about 15 years, but we reconnected about two years ago and started attending events together, including dinners ...

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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude to ask someone alone with a laptop at a coffeeshop to share the table? GENTLE READER: On the contrary: It seems like pretty good assurance that neither of you will have ...

Miss Manners: I thought he was offering to pay the bill, and things got awkward Miss Manners: I lied about why I wasn’t drinking, and that just dug the hole deeper Miss Manners: Can I tell them I plan ...

Miss Manners: The bride and groom are worth millions, but you wouldn’t know it Miss Manners: He uses me to flirt with other women Miss Manners: What should I say to a snotty comment about my Christmas ...