GENTLE READER: No, you do not need to stand for a “meh” performance. But Miss Manners also knows that sometimes one has no ...

Over the years, I have noticed that at most live performances -- from professional concerts and operas to dance recitals and school plays -- the audience automatically gives a standing ovation at the ...

GENTLE READER: No, you do not need to stand for a “meh” performance. But Miss Manners also knows that sometimes one has no ...

Our friends graciously offered us use of their rustic lakeside cabin, as they no longer can travel there themselves. We had a ...

As their parent, you have the obligation, in Miss Manners’ opinion, to tell them that you find this embarrassing. When they ...

As their parent, you have the obligation, in Miss Manners’ opinion, to tell them that you find this embarrassing. When they ...

As their parent, you have the obligation, in Miss Manners’ opinion, to tell them that you find this embarrassing. When they inevitably plead that “everyone does it,” you maintain that that argument ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin gives a polite way to respond after a reader is asked about a ...

Over the years, I have noticed that at most live performances -- from professional concerts and operas to dance recitals and ...

Dear Miss Manners: We have a small half-bathroom downstairs that is mainly used by guests. As a courtesy, I usually have period products readily available to visitors. For larger gatherings, I’ve had ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a single man who inherited, from my parents and grandparents, both a love of entertaining and also a great deal of the trappings needed — china, crystal, linen, silver — that ...

GENTLE READER: No, you do not need to stand for a “meh” performance. But Miss Manners also knows that sometimes one has no choice, if one wants to see the curtain call. In that case, the enthusiasm ...