DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often struggle with finding the right time to serve the meal at a dinner party. Should it be as soon as all the guests have arrived? Or maybe when all the appetizers are gone?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Dinner parties and entertaining are not the only currencies of friendship. I frequently gave rides to a friend of mine, who later bought a nice home and began hosting dinner parties ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader's suggestion about bribing guests for ...

Good manners have not been cancelled, yet. Here are some old-school values that still indicate respect and care.