DEAR MISS MANNERS: A colleague just sent me a “friends and family” letter, months after the holidays. In itself, this is fine. I have never received a family letter from them before; we are friendly, ...

They described their forthcoming book, with a QR code to purchase it. Is this mixing of personal and commercial now proper?

With our older children, we have been ready and eager to share how and why we selected their names, but very few people have ...

My husband and I feel like this confusion could have been cleared up years ago if the relative had simply asked us about the name. We would have been happy to have a conversation ...

But Miss Manners recognizes that you really, really want to explain the name choice — and she wishes to reward your restraint. So if you were to include a few sentences of written exposition with the ...

GENTLE READER: Unfortunately, your “prettier side” usually involves awkward face-to-face eye contact. Miss Manners therefore requires turning one’s back — while also showing one’s profile and ...

My young adult daughter had plans to go out at about 7 a.m. with a friend. I was awake but in pajamas, making breakfast and tidying up. When I turned around, the friend was right behind me, looking ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader after one of their family members expressed negative views about a child's name directly to the child.

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While having a casual dinner at my parents’ house, I noticed that my brother and his fiancee were wearing wedding bands. I texted my sister to ask if they had secretly gotten married, and she told me ...

My co-worker, who has been trying to become a supervisor for the last 15 years, and maybe will one day, always seems to have to inquire about everything. My grandma passed away, and I got approval ...