Dear Miss Manners: I belong to a local social media group that lets people loan and borrow items. I recently posted a query asking to borrow a piece of equipment for an upcoming surgery, and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have had season tickets to the orchestra for a couple of decades. For evening concerts, the orchestra wears white tie, and women soloists wear evening dress. For afternoon ...

The son-in-law likes to drive, and that's helpful. But climbing into his van actually causes pain for this senior.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Should a daughter spend Father’s Day with her husband or her father? I haven’t seen my daughter on Father’s Day since she got married 18 years ago. Her husband demands to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Both of my sisters-in-law’s grandchildren graduated from high school last weekend. We gladly traveled the two hours to their respective parties and gave each one a cash gift.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I attend our local university basketball games. Because he is hard of hearing, we are very conscious of the damage the excessively loud noise can do to one’s ...

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In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to acknowledging condolence letters while grieving.

Was there any way to express my sympathy for how bad he felt without agreeing with his view of the political situation? GENTLE READER: There is, and you already did it.

Miss Manners hopes that you will express your condolences to the children. However complicated the relationships, they did lose their mother.