DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother raised me to send a thank-you note when I received a gift. I am a new business owner and I have sent out holiday gifts to my 65 clients. Since then, my inbox has been ...

Dear Miss Manners: I travel frequently, and I have noticed that airports are reducing the number of seats at the gates. I will arrive at the gate more than an hour before boarding, only to find all ...

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I don’t want to be rude, but if I give them something in return, that might open the door to a relationship that we are not ...

Miss Manners suggests you act as though the people who make this ... related to said band. I thank the givers, then put the items aside, but I also have the feeling I’ve deceived my family.

I texted my guests to thank them again for coming ... need not be uttered (twice, here, making Miss Manners herself rather queasy). Instead, you may say, “I do hope that you are feeling well ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I grew up in an era when it was customary to enclose a personal check in a greeting card as a gift. This worked for celebrations attended in person, and also when the card was ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother raised me to send a thank-you note when I received a gift. I am a new business owner and I have sent out holiday gifts to my 65 clients. Since then, my inbox has been ...