DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My family enjoys hosting casual open house-type parties. Whoever wants to stop by can do so at their ...

I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with money in it, rather ...

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Miss Manners agrees that ultimatums with friends can be awkward, but in this case, a time limit would have been helpful. Or ...

That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling awkward social situations when your ...

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You can always repeat a greeting to make sure the person heard, but Miss Manners cautions that with more casual acquaintances ...

I believe that the envelopes should be addressed using a title. I have been informed by my husband that omitting it is friendlier.

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing relations. For that very reason, it is not something you should strain to see ...