A couple attended a friend’s concert at a local restaurant and made their exit right before the band played their last song ...

If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case ...

I respond in a cordial, or at least a civil, way to friends and neighbors who ask me questions about my garden while I am ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited by a friend who works in our state’s governor’s office to attend a college football game in ...

A letter writer was invited to attend a college football game at a VIP box where the university’s president kept making ...

Miss Manners suggests redirecting his misguided attempts by saying, “I’m sorry that I don’t understand the gifs and memes you send, but if you would like to chat or go out for a meal or a walk, I ...

GENTLE READER: That you are tempted to add such a disclaimer suggests to Miss Manners that you already know something about ...

GENTLE READER: Far in the past. Big white dresses have been the uniform for all brides for decades now. Whether previously ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to an at-home cook hoping people will contribute in ...

Advice columnist Judith Martin, with her tireless efforts to expand the understanding and exercise of etiquette, always has ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a polite way to deal with those relatives who constantly tease you, make fun of you and remind you of the stupid, mean things you did when you were young? Naturally ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was wondering if you can suggest the proper way to deal with “present snoopers.” I caught my wife red-handed holding a Christmas gift I had purchased for her. I had ...