"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 ...

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

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 ...

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?

Suppose Miss Jones marries Mr. Smith and decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. Is " Mr. Smith and Mrs. Jones," therefore, the proper form to put on an envelope, to be followed by ...

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.