In a world that, for the most part, still values respect, kindness, and empathy, instilling good manners in our children is ...

By doing so, she is telling her friends how much they need to spend and depriving them of the fun of choosing a special gift ...

My instinct is to return the item in a little bag with a note saying it isn’t mine. But somehow that feels rude, presumptuous ...

I had the opportunity to speak by phone with writer and podcaster Jennifer L. Scott. The author of the Madame Chic books — ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names ...

Dear Miss Manners: My children’s school district is the first organization I’ve dealt with in my professional career in which ...

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We were meeting another couple at a restaurant and found out they had already been seated and ordered drinks. Is it wrong ...

GENTLE READER: A look of shock is all that is required. But if the questioning does not cease, Miss Manners suggests you say, ...

I was at an event recently when a woman I did not know asked, “So, you don’t really NEED that thing, do you? You just like ...

GENTLE READER: Your confidence that you are not required to reciprocate in your apartment, though technically correct, ...