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 ...

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

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

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

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

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

"Ms." is an abbreviation of the honorific “Mistress,” which was the respectable equivalent of “Mister,” to be used regardless of marital status.

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.