But if they are talking pleasantries, you may smile or laugh or add something and see if it takes. There is a good chance ...

When I had my hair done, the stylist and her assistant spent the entire time talking over my head. There was no way I could ...

At a bowling party for my 40th birthday, my dad brought his girlfriend. It didn’t take her long to try to take over the whole ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names of all 12 guests into the lanes (two lanes, six people at each). My dad ...

Do we have to invite them to join us at a restaurant at some point? If so, may we try to “dilute” them by inviting others?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a number of friends I regularly meet for meals out, as well as for friends’ birthdays. We’ve been ...

The sign at the health clinic I visit regularly says tipping the valet is not required — so I don’t. But one day, the valet ...

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The actor met his wife before he was a football star and well ahead of his rise to fame on both the big and small screens. They both attended Western Michigan University in the 1980s, and while their ...

Hickstead has become the place to be in Britain to produce horses and it’s only going to get better. The venue has just started on groundwork for new permanent stables and it is going to be some ...