DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was visiting a dear friend’s home a few days after her husband died. While I was there, her adult daughter arrived from out of town. I had not met her before. We were introduced, ...

"None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves." ...

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

I have not worn any kind of nail polish since I was in my 20s. I do not want to polish my toenails, or my fingernails, either ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: All the bridesmaids for an upcoming wedding recently received a note from the bride’s mother stating that ...

Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a lady to be married, and that the title “Mrs.” reflects that.

One bridesmaid says she didn't have any input on the shower's size and scope, why should she have to help fund it?

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

She decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. She is still deserving of the married honorific, is she not?