Miss Manners agrees that ultimatums with friends can be awkward, but in this case, a time limit would have been helpful. Or ...

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...

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His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...

You can always repeat a greeting to make sure the person heard, but Miss Manners cautions that with more casual acquaintances ...

One of her standard jabs is to bring me a gift with an insult attached. How does a polite person respond to repeated insults ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler.My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Related Articles. Miss Manners: The women at work ignored me whenever I spoke.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to ... The guide may have overstepped, but she may also, like a librarian, have been exercising reasonable custodial authority in shushing unruly guests.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, this is not a problem, as I can politely excuse myself from any events ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have taken note of repeat inquiries about how to deal with not being invited to a wedding — presumably, though not always in so many words, without being a jerk in return.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a 1-year-old grandchild who lives 90 miles from us. Our frustration comes from their parents advising us to purchase gifts only from their curated wish list. They ...