GENTLE READER: Your confidence that you are not required to reciprocate in your apartment, though technically correct, ...

Plus, it just seems tacky. Am I old-fashioned? GENTLE READER: You may tell your granddaughter that the equally old-fashioned Miss Manners says that registering for presents -- at any age and for ...

GENTLE READER: Expressing your ... that in mind the next time you say you’ve already heard that one, so that you can smile and, without rancor, change the subject. DEAR MISS MANNERS: What ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I loathe dogs ... I get it that people love their pets and consider them “family,” and I don’t mind standing around and chatting with the dogs present.

I get it that people love their pets and consider them “family,” and I don’t mind standing ... finish your dinner, at least. Then, if he is going to offer to clean up, Miss Manners suggests ...

GENTLE READER: Restaurants refuse to seat incomplete parties to maximize revenue, not manners. But as the practice is not ...

Knowing how to behave at meals isn't just about proper etiquette. Turns out, your table manners send coded messages about you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names of all 12 guests into the lanes (two lanes, six people at each).

No one knew what to say or how to stop her, since we don’t really even know her, and no one wanted her to be uncomfortable.

Dad’s girlfriend showed up to the letter writer’s bowling birthday party and took over. Dear Miss Manners: For my 40th ...

At a bowling party for my 40th birthday, my dad brought his girlfriend. It didn’t take her long to try to take over the whole ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names ...