Advice Miss Manners: Should I have asked for consent before adding her to the group chat? Published: Jun. 28, 2025, 8:00 p.m.

Life & Culture Miss Manners: Yes, group texts without prior consent are an abomination. Don’t do it Published: Jun. 28, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

Miss Manners: Can a guest reprimand a dog in its own house? Plus: A stranger lent me an item I needed. What is the appropriate token of thanks?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I belong to a local social media group that lets people loan and borrow items. I recently posted a query asking to borrow a piece of equipment for an upcoming surgery, and ...

Advice Miss Manners: Little miss sundress revealing more than I’m comfortable with, and the neighbors notice Published: Jun. 26, 2025, 10:30 a.m.

MISS MANNERS by Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I hosted a longtime friend of mine for 10 days at our home.

Dear Miss Manners: To prevent party guests from driving impaired, I came up with a fun game using a $21 breathalyzer I bought online. I call it “Have I Had Too Many?” ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Many of my soon-to-be in-laws are upset that we don’t have a wedding registry, and also that they don’t have my phone number to complain. Nobody bothers my fiance, but his ...

Miss Manners suspects it is the fussy name and the embellishments -- such as embroidery, floral motifs and monograms -- that condemn handkerchiefs as frivolous. So yes, she loves them.

Miss Manners suspects it is the fussy name and the embellishments — such as embroidery, floral motifs and monograms — that condemn handkerchiefs as frivolous. So yes, she loves them.