Miss Manners: What should you do if you see an adult crying in public?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I don’t know if it’s a faux pas for an adult to cry in public, excepting at a wedding or funeral. I think ...

Miss Manners: What should I do about a colleague who enters my office without knocking?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a professor at a small university. One of my colleagues has the annoying habit of entering my office ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Miss Manners: If you’re asked to ‘come for drinks’, how long should you stay?

I never want to overstay my welcome. At the same time, I do not want to appear to “drink and run” by leaving too soon.
Oregonian

Miss Manners: Loud adults giggled, sang through Christmas services, ruining the evening for everyone

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Would it be wrong for a church member to ask people to leave the church due to disruptive and inappropriate behavior? My husband and I very much enjoy the Christmas Eve services at ...
Lehigh Valley Live

Miss Manners: I thought they’d be happy to know we finally made it official, but they made us feel guilty

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Years ago, my fiancé and I were planning our wedding when one of our parents passed away. We put the entire thing on hold, and then occasionally talked of getting married -- for the ...

Miss Manners: One rude woman is ruining my grandmother’s get-togethers

Miss Manners hopes it is not to commit the unpardonable rudeness of calling out a guest’s rudeness to her face. (The guest’s face, that is. Once the guest is gone, you are free to try to convince your ...
East Bay Times

Miss Manners: I’m dismayed by my family’s reaction to our small wedding

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Years ago, my fiance and I were planning our wedding when one of our parents passed away. We put the entire thing on hold, and then occasionally talked of getting married — for the ...