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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a family member who has done well for herself. She and her partner are in their early 50s and never ...
The wife shut me down immediately with something along the lines of, “I’d rather listen to what the men are talking about.” ...
I should have gotten over this by now, but I fantasize about having left the table in some way. What should I have done? I ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...
Dear Miss Manners: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...
If those are not provided, ask. Then Miss Manners suggests you hold it discreetly over the bottom of the glass or goblet stem ...
GENTLE READER: A longer-term guest is expected to do more, and Miss Manners agrees your friend fell short. But where the line ...
Where your friend offended most was when she all but told you she was sticking you with the expenses: joining the shopping ...
Should the letter writer say something to her neighbor over her skirts and dresses that “keep getting shorter”?
One of her standard jabs is to bring me a gift with an insult attached. How does a polite person respond to repeated insults ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m in my late 70s and enjoy spending time with my adult children. My son-in-law drives a van, which is very hard for me to get into. I would prefer to take our car, ...