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

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 is too subtle for Miss Manners. Certainly it is no reason to resume giving ...

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 ...

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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.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When nonprofits display lists of their donors, I’ve seen couples’ names written two ways. One way puts the female name first (e.g., Joan and James Smith) and the other puts ...

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 ...

Let him go to the beach house and take the kids with him. His ego creates this divide! GENTLE READER: You are tempting Miss Manners to guess why you don’t get along with your daughter’s family.