How can you be responsible for ghosting someone when they never write to you? Just because I have decided to accept their silence, and return it to them, doesn’t mean I don’t care. But what is the ...

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

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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My birthday is a few days after the new year. It’s a very easy date to miss altogether in the shadow of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My birthday is a few days after the new year. It’s a very easy date to miss altogether in the shadow of ...

I am an adult, not a 5-year-old, but is there a way to remind friends of my actual birthday without coming across as petty or ...

GENTLE READER: You can use the title “Dr.” and put the others below — but please assure Miss Manners that this is intended ...

It seems like people give gifts with the sole purpose of being appreciated. This seems contrary to the whole idea of giving a ...

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who worries that their grandkids are not being raised with ...

GENTLE READER: While she appreciates the adoration and deplores the incoherent instruction you received, Miss Manners feels ...

I teach a class for high school freshmen, and one recent morning, I felt something whiz past my ear. Before I could process it, a second one hit me right in the side of the head. It was a mini ...

Some “polite” behaviors backfire. Research shows people dislike over-apologizing, hedging emails, forced small talk, unsolicited advice, humblebragging, performative listening, reply-all gratitude, ...