Dear Miss Manners: I was on a tennis team and was eliminated during a tournament. I was supposed to play two matches: I ...

I don’t entertain anyway, but I know telling them that will not work. I’m just really bothered that they say, “You’ll have to ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if saying "I'm full" at dinner rude when offered ...

(She) insists that when I am offered another helping of food, it’s rude for me to reply, “No, thank you, I’m full.” ...

Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...

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 ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to politely declining coworkers who want to come to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just moved into a new home, and I wanted to keep that information private at the place where I am ...

They're only working at this place temporarily and have never socialized with these people. Why do they want to see their new ...

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 64 years old. My mother insists that when I am offered another helping of food, it’s rude for me to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just moved into a new home, and I wanted to keep that information private at the place where I am ...