Dear Miss Manners: If only prayer cleansed hands along with souls

Gentle Reader: Wash your hands at the time appointed, hold hands during the prayer, and then, when everyone else starts to ...

Miss Manners: Home’s open floor plan is problematic on Thanksgiving, host says

GENTLE READER: Thanksgiving being about expressing gratitude for what one has, Miss Manners cannot help noticing that the ...

Miss Manners: Open floor plan makes holiday dinners a nightmare; how do I solve this?

GENTLE READER: Thanksgiving being about expressing gratitude for what one has, Miss Manners cannot help noticing that the ...

Miss Manners: Open floor plan a little too open

My home has an open floor plan with the kitchen, living room and dining area all combined. This leads to guests meandering through the kitchen area while we’re making food.
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Miss Manners: Home’s open floor plan gives people too much access to my kitchen

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My home has an open floor plan with the kitchen, living room and dining area all combined. This leads to ...

Miss Manners: Don’t tell me to start eating. I know the rules.

However, it seems like other folks never got this same lesson. I frequently find that some well-intentioned guest will look ...

Dear Miss Manners: How can I keep guests out of my kitchen?

Dear Miss Manners: My home has an open floor plan with the kitchen, living room and dining area all combined. This leads to guests meandering through the kitchen area while we’re preparing food.

Miss Manners: Family’s favorite topic of discussion is bride-to-be’s ‘inappropriate’ wedding choices

Some crimes she has committed include holding the event on a Thursday and requesting that guests RSVP using a QR code ...

Miss Manners: The older women made a list of things the bride is doing wrong

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My 30-year-old cousin is getting married, and my relatives believe she is doing everything wrong. In fact, ...

Miss Manners: The best housewarming party etiquette is obvious, once you hear it

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I purchased a new home -- hooray! It’s only 12 minutes down the road from where we ...

Miss Manners: I want to hang with a new crowd and not my semi-boring friend

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a high school senior who usually sits with my friend Oliver in English class. I’ve known him for ...

Miss Manners: Scathing post on club social media page begs for a rebuttal. ‘But what should we say?’

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