DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I entertain frequently. We get a lot of joy out of hosting longtime friends and family for holidays and special occasions. Related Articles Miss Manners: She had a ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 30s and childless, not by choice. Related Articles Miss Manners: It was my party, and this friend tried to take over Miss Manners: She had a dead man’s parking ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it bad manners to wear a wireless earpiece at church during the sermon? GENTLE READER: It depends. Is it being used to amplify the sermon -- or drown it out? Either way ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taken out to dinner in a town where I was giving a talk. My hostess parked her car using her late husband’s disability parking tag, which had a few months left on it ...
Miss Manners: Is there a good way to handle embarrassing moments, like food slipping off your plate?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Whether at home, in a restaurant, or someone else’s home, how does one handle food that has slipped off one’s plate onto the table? GENTLE READER: With a quick flick off of ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 30s and childless, not by choice. I prefer to have a small circle of friends, but I have found it difficult to find other childless friends. Statistically ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When is it acceptable to specify the ending time of an event? Generally, if I am inviting guests for dinner, I ask them to please arrive at a certain time, with no ending time ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am an accent nerd, especially about accents from Great Britain and its current and former colonies. I like to guess where people are from once I’ve heard them speak (not ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it bad manners to wear a wireless earpiece at church during the sermon? GENTLE READER: It depends. Is it being used to amplify the sermon -- or drown it out? Either way ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: While outside in the smoking area of a music venue a couple weeks ago, a woman next to me became a little too animated and lightly bumped into me. She apologized, and I politely ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar. I’m saying “Wear anything!” because we want it to be about celebrating his life more ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am blessed with a wonderful doctor who is caring, highly intelligent, personable and who always has time for me. I thank her for her care and personal concern for me at each ...
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