GENTLE READER: The way to kill a tasteless joke is to take it seriously. So the answer to the dumb-dish remark is, “I’m so ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend called me asking if she could crash at my place that same day. I thought that was super-rude. She ...

A friend called me asking if she could crash at my place that same day. I thought that was super rude. I felt very uncomfortable with her just unexpectedly telling me she wanted to stay at my place ...

However, there is one guest who always makes an offhand “joke” about something in our home or the way I run my kitchen.

Miss Manners has no trouble solving your surface problem: Carry a small mirror in your purse, and check your face yourself.

My husband and I regularly host events at our home for groups from five to 20 people. We all have a wonderful time and enjoy ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a neighbor who texts me on a fairly regular basis, asking me for all kinds of different things — ...

the lid of the coffee cup must have come loose on the front porch, then the drink spilled through the foyer and up two ...