Or should she back down? GENTLE READER: No. Yes. But isn’t your real question: How do I get this cousin to stop pestering me?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My father, my three siblings and I are having a surprise 80th birthday party for my mother. One of her ...
GENTLE READER: No doubt. You might ask your husband how he would feel about a male co-worker who purchased expensive jewelry ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was walking in the humanities building of the university where I am a graduate student. I turned the ...
An apology for past racist jokes would be nice, but the letter writer’s uncle won’t even admit he made them. Dear Miss ...
Slippery little cusses that they are (the oysters, not your fellow diners), they can be speared with that tiny fork that Miss ...
If I bring a food item that I prepared, and it turns out that someone else brought a similar item, is it impolite for the ...
Or should she back down? GENTLE READER: No. Yes. But isn’t your real question: How do I get this cousin to stop pestering me? Miss Manners has an answer for that one, too, which is, “You know, I’m not ...
Miss Manners: How do we introduce our ex-son-in-law and his girlfriend ... How can I help my daughter who is embarking upon ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I are close friends with another couple. We have traveled locally, domestically and ...
Years later, my father died suddenly. My uncle was supportive to me then, and my boyfriend was cordial to him as a kindness ...
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