GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a relative who constantly brags about ...

I have a family member who has done well for herself. She and her partner are in their early 50s and never had kids. They ...

GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I shared a cute photo of my daughter with several other mothers by creating a group text. It was a single ...

One of the mothers texted me separately not to include her in a text chain with people she does not know, and then exited the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boss let me know that my co-workers have often “told on me,” reporting when I arrive back to work three minutes late from lunch or leave a few minutes early. Related ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the local public bus also serves as the campus bus, and students get free fare. As a result, it is often very crowded, mostly with ...

Life & Culture Miss Manners: ‘I deserve respect!’ Dad is ready to blow when daughter spends Father’s Day with her husband Published: Jun. 10, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good relationship with my neighbors across the street — we’re not friends, but we have a nice, friendly manner with each other.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is turning 9 soon, and we will be having a small party with four of her closest friends. We are hosting the party at the clubhouse facility in our condo complex.