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

If absolutely stuck next to them, you could open your umbrella just enough to make a small tent over your head, in which case it will drip only onto your own shoulders. But you would be excused for ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended a children’s birthday party at a well-known pizza place where tables are reserved for a few ...

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Of course you can retire yourself from the whole effort. Miss Manners would consider the need to save money and/or energy ...

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 21 years old, and I have worked in assorted venues of customer service since I was 17. I am currently employed at a bank, and frequently a customer will ask a question to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 21 years old, and I have worked in assorted venues of customer service since I was 17. I am currently employed at a bank, and frequently a customer will ask a question to ...

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 have a friend who talks about plans she and I have together in front of others who are not invited. She also tells people they can’t sit with us at lunch, because she wants ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My siblings and I (all of us in ... GENTLE READER: There is an etiquette for everything, which includes severing relations. Last year, your sister seems to have been empowered ...