When the phone rings and I begin talking, my co-workers do not decrease the volume of their own conversations (which are not ...

The key to doing this is multiple wines served at different stages of the meal that will, of necessity, require a switch of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young woman who has recently moved into a larger city. I am not comfortable interacting with ...

I feel that if I give in and begin ignoring people on the street, I will be allowing the rudeness of others to force me into ...

I would be somewhat insulted to be addressed as “Mrs. Husband’s Name.” Should I bring up the subject with her?

Should the letter writer tell her mother-in-law she’s “somewhat insulted to be addressed as ‘Mrs. Husband’s Name’”?

GENTLE READER: Your solution is clever, if a bit devious and indirect. If you want to be more forthright -- or if you tire of ...

I feel that if I give in and begin ignoring people on the street, I will be allowing the rudeness of others to force me into ...

When the phone rings and I begin talking, my co-workers do not decrease the volume of their own conversations and do not leave the room.

I have one relative who insists on doing prep in my kitchen immediately before the meal instead of bringing a completed dish.

I dislike the contempt expressed in ignoring anyone. I prefer to give a polite “No, thank you,” “I’m sorry, no” and then move ...