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

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 ...

How can I politely invite someone to my home but also indicate that they should not bring their friends or family with them?

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

Susan W. You don’t like the smell of bacon?? It truly takes all kinds. But yes, he should head out to the patio with the ...

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

Uninvited neighbors keep showing up to the letter writer’s gatherings. Dear Miss Manners: How can I politely invite someone ...

The solution is to manage the time, as well as the quantity of alcohol consumed. After all, you did not keep serving the pot ...

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