Two years ago, a friend and I met for lunch and to celebrate our birthdays. She presented me with a card that featured a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Two years ago, a friend and I met for lunch and to celebrate our birthdays. She presented me with a card that featured a stylized drawing of a breed of dog whom we both are fond of.

GENTLE READER: The proper response lies between those two extremes. By saying, “Thank you for your apology,” you accept it ...

I work at a nonprofit that prides itself on being all-volunteer, with no boss. Decisions are made at monthly meetings. Having worked 35 years at a job with bosses, I understand that dynamic better.

GENTLE READER: When you say you were very pointedly watching the movie, Miss Manners understands you to mean that, in spite ...

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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.

But beware the occasional outlier — like the woman who wrote to Miss Manners after being asked to provide six bottles of wine ...

Dear Eric: My husband of more than 20 years gives me slipper socks with grippy soles. I hate them! We live in a hot climate, ...

Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.

DEAR WONDERING: The age of consent in New Hampshire is 16. Rather than tell the parents, talk to the teens to be sure they ...