Dear Miss Manners: I am one of a group of friends who have known each other for 30+ years, from early middle age into what ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Carrie and Ashley are both good friends of ours. We enjoy their company and accept their social invitations when offered.

When I experienced a loss, close friends had no interest in supporting me. I was told that I should recognize that everyone ...

When we are out walking, people will make hurtful remarks about him, like “He really likes his food, doesn’t he?” or “His belly is really dragging.” ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader seeking advice on handling bad service ...

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GENTLE READER: New (and unpleasant) as is your realization, you need only look to the many cliches about fair-weather friends ...

GENTLE READER: The proper response lies between those two extremes. By saying, “Thank you for your apology,” you accept it without suggesting that the infraction was unimportant. But you also avoid ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I took a long cross-country flight, during which I was assigned the middle seat. The gentleman seated by the window insisted on asking me about my relationship with Jesus, showing ...

I have tried to be there for my friends, not only because of this lesson, but because I genuinely want to help them at a difficult time. However, when I experienced a loss, I was shocked that others ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: A few of my cousins have gotten married recently, and they requested that no children attend their weddings, aside from the ones performing the roles of ring bearer and flower girl.