I invited a friend to a concert more than a month ahead of the performance. She said she'd have to get back to me. Two weeks ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was picking up food at a restaurant when a young lady approached the counter to retrieve her order. She was wearing a lovely white dress. Unfortunately, her bright ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I participated in a vintage train excursion. At several points in the journey, the engineer stopped the train so that people could disembark to take photos and videos.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I participated in a vintage train excursion. At several points in the journey, the engineer stopped the train so that people could disembark to take photos and videos.

Dear Miss Manners: I participated in a vintage train excursion. At several points in the journey, the engineer stopped the train so that people could disembark to take photos and videos.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I started going gray at age 14, so I’ve gotten a lot of comments about my appearance over the last 20 years -- shockingly, ALL from women. From my friends’ moms (“You’re ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our neighbors recently went on vacation and asked our young children (7 years old and 3 years old) to take care of their goldfish. We were happy to do so, and our children ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve always tipped restaurant servers, hairdressers, pizza delivery drivers and manicurists, of course, understanding that most of these positions do not pay very well and the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If I bring a food item that I prepared, and it turns out that someone else brought a similar item, is it impolite for the host to say, “You shouldn’t have brought this.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have achieved a small degree of social and political success in my community. Unfortunately, that is not the case for my husband. He is a wonderful spouse and does not cheat ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife has a terminal illness and has been undergoing treatment for several months. Many of her close friends have been very generous with meals, cards and flowers, for which ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife has a terminal illness and has been undergoing treatment for several months. Many of her close friends have been very generous with meals, cards and flowers, for which ...