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Miss Manners: Longtime friends should celebrate the way they always have ... everyone pays their own way

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a number of friends I regularly meet for meals out, as well as for friends’ birthdays. We’ve been friends for going on 40 years and first began socializing after college, when all of us were starting our careers, paying off loans and living on shoestring budgets.

The Washington Post · 4d

Miss Manners: Is our friend group’s birthday tradition okay?

Is it okay that this friend group has a tradition of paying for their own meals and covering the check for a friend whose birthday it is?

Sun Sentinel · 3d

Miss Manners: Is it wrong that my friend group always goes dutch?

For decades, my group of friends has gotten together at restaurants, but we each pay our own checks. Is there anything wrong with that?

Best of Miss Manners: My mother-in-law puts personal purchases on her company’s tab

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother-in-law works for a company by ordering products and shipping things out. For several years, I’ve ...

Miss Manners: What gifts should I send to hosts who are much better off than I am?

She's often hosted at vacation homes, sometimes without the owners present. What sort of gift can she give in thanks?

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Miss Manners: Chronically ill and confused by valet tipping etiquette

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Because of a chronic illness, I have to go to a clinic in an urban setting three to four times per week.

Miss Manners: Is it impolite that my friends and I chip in on the bill when dining out?

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

Alaska Dispatch News5d

Miss Manners: I don’t know how to give host gifts to my generous older relatives

A gracious letter, paired with a token present that shows you pay attention to their style, is perfect. Other than that, Miss ...

Miss Manners: Laundry service gave me underwear that isn’t mine

A letter writer finds a pair of racy underwear that isn’t theirs in their laundry. Dear Miss Manners: I live near a ...

Oregonian4d

Miss Manners: Group has been paying their own way for dinners out for 40 years. Why change now?

Are we violating any principles of etiquette by continuing to gather on these terms? We’re all still happy with the ...

JD Supra6d

Miss Mannerly's five tips for political peace in the workplace

Election Day is almost upon us, Gentle Reader. Behave! Dear Miss Mannerly: My employees have strong political views, and ...

Miss Manners: Can I ask her why her husband is gone?

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut ...

Miss Manners: Party host cancels dinner due to guest’s dietary restrictions

Miss Manners has sympathy for the rampant abuse of hosts when it comes to inviting extra people and dictating menus. But she ...

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