How can I respond with dignity when people insist on defining my husband by a mistake from decades ago, instead of by the ...

GENTLE READER: It was another Gentle Reader who once came up with the polite way to handle this situation. The idea is to ...

GENTLE READER: Depends on whom you ask. Miss Manners is guessing that the first answer came from the owner of the barbershop.

Agatha Christie was an English crime novelist and playwright who became known around the world as the \"Queen of Crime.\" She ...

I can’t figure out if they still invite me so I know they aren’t trying to exclude me, or if they think that if I only tried ...

Dear Land: As it’s your inheritance, it’s yours to do with as you please. So, it might be helpful for you to think about what ...

There are several reasons Agatha Christie is hailed as one of the greatest murder mystery writers ever – her novels are timelessly entertaining and clever, and will always leave you desperate to know ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to couple facing backlash after sending announcements ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Years ago, my fiance and I were planning our wedding when one of our parents passed away. We put the ...

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I have yet to hear from anyone in my family with a “Congratulations!” I hear instead, “Well, I thought we were closer.” ...

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, gentlereader@missmanners.com; ...