Miss Manners: Can I host my own baby shower or is that tacky?

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at missmanners.com, by email to dearmissmanners@gmail.com, or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Andrews McMeel Syndication, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, ...

Miss Manners: My father refuses to dress up for my wedding and it’s upsetting me

I feel like his refusal to wear a tux or tie demonstrates a lack of respect for what is, to me, a deeply important formal ...

Miss Manners: I said no gifts, but some guests couldn’t even write in a wedding card?

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a couple upset that many wedding attendees arrived ...

Miss Manners: What do I tell the restaurant staff when the ladies’ room is too gross to use?

I have very high standards for restrooms in restaurants. I will leave if they’re too gross. How do I express my disgust to ...

Miss Manners: What’s the proper attire for musicians performing an afternoon concert?

For an afternoon event, tea-length (something that falls around midcalf) is expected for women in dressy day fabrics (silk, ...

Miss Manners: What should I say to a woman who has defaced herself with a tattoo?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am still not inured to the rampant trend of women tattooing their hands, feet, arms, backs and even ...

Miss Manners: When we said ‘no wedding gifts,’ we didn’t mean ‘no cards.’

They explicitly said “no gifts” for their wedding but are “befuddled” by how many guests showed up cardless. Dear Miss ...

Miss Manners: May I use my full height and stern voice to enforce elevator decorum?

I am a 6-foot man, and when I stick out my elbows, I pretty much fill the space between the doors. When the doors open, if I ...

Miss Manners: What should this diner do when they find restaurant bathrooms ‘too dirty to use?’

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