For any gender, using the bathroom is an eyes-on-your-own-paper sort of activity. Smiling, eye contact and small talk should ...

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Boyfriend’s dad “is adamant that he will not come over” until couple gets rid of their pet snakes. Dear Miss Manners: My ...

They went to dinner with her husband’s colleague and his wife – who very rudely shut down a conversation with the letter ...

She's concerned with how the cards are addressed. Miss Manners is concerned with maintaining a business-like relationship.

Miss Manners: Years later, I’m wondering what I could have said to this uncalled-for remark Plus: Our new co-worker is nice, but oh my gosh the baby talk ...

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

Miss Manners: A coffee drinker triggers an angry glare after tipping $1 for a to-go cup of Joe; a reader thinks it’s bad etiquette to multitask while talking on the phone.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Those of us who keep things tidy are often accused of being “neat freaks,” for some reason. My best friend and roommate has labeled me such, although she very much enjoys ...

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.

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In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a pet-owner needing advice and uncertain if Miss Manners is a real person!