In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader frustrated by increasing sensitivity to ...

In a world where a New Yorker's five-minute errand in Texas turned into a two-hour social event complete with homemade ...

I have a friend from childhood who is a wealthy, narcissistic hoarder. This means she spends all her time buying needless crap from the bargain bins of every box store you can imagine. For example, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in line at a busy cosmetics store. The line wasn’t moving very fast when the woman behind me asked me to save her place: She said an employee had forgotten to give her ...

Dear Abby: My husband and I are retired and happy. Each of us was married before. We're not rich, but we get by without help ...

Dear Miss Manners: Why is tipping expected? I was under the impression that it was up to the customer. In my state, servers are paid minimum wage, so it’s not a question of being underpaid. And why am ...

I am the stepmother to two great young men. Their father and I have been together since they were teenagers. When they were young, it was a difficult but necessary position for me to be in when it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A few of my cousins have gotten married recently, and they requested that no children attend their weddings, aside from the ones performing the roles of ring bearer and flower girl.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our small rural community had a fire in three downtown buildings that caused the food pantry to need a new location. Miss Manners: I’m trying not to look like a weirdo when he hands ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you do when the duty to write thank-you notes overwhelms any genuine sense of gratitude? In my own upbringing, reciprocity and eagerness to give were prized over the finer ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was always taught that one’s bread plate is placed to the left. Whenever I am with a large group at a table at a wedding (or another function), at least one person always takes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a neighbor who texts me on a fairly regular basis, asking me for all kinds of different things — usually food items. Related Articles Miss Manners: Is it unseemly to ...