Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...

They're only working at this place temporarily and have never socialized with these people. Why do they want to see their new ...

"None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves." ...

"Ms." is an abbreviation of the honorific “Mistress,” which was the respectable equivalent of “Mister,” to be used regardless ...

GENTLE READER: In addition to unwritten, the rule is possibly unknown to this neighbor. Miss Manners trusts that you don’t ...

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

She immediately said, “I hate it when people say that,” and continued to complain about people always saying that.

A reader gets annoyed when the younger, new boyfriend called her a “cougar” in public. Plus, how to answer condescending, ...

Miss Manners feels certain that you will not have to get much further than the second sentence before your friend realizes what she is asking, starts to panic and retreats.

When, if ever, do I keep my seat and allow younger men the privilege of offering their seat to the fairer sex?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...