Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the proper title for a married women who is ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...

One bridesmaid says she didn't have any input on the shower's size and scope, why should she have to help fund it?

I had no input as to how big this shower has become, and being asked -- no, told -- to pay for it strikes me as inappropriate ...

GENTLE READER: In addition to unwritten, the rule is possibly unknown to this neighbor. Miss Manners trusts that you don’t ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a homeowner on handling a neighbor who always ...

I have not worn any kind of nail polish since I was in my 20s. I do not want to polish my toenails, or my fingernails, either ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: All the bridesmaids for an upcoming wedding recently received a note from the bride’s mother stating that ...

"Ms." is an abbreviation of the honorific “Mistress,” which was the respectable equivalent of “Mister,” to be used regardless of marital status.

Suppose Miss Jones marries Mr. Smith and decides, for whatever reason, to retain her maiden name. Is " Mr. Smith and Mrs. Jones," therefore, the proper form to put on an envelope, to be followed by ...

Bridesmaids are supposedly chosen because they are the dearest people to the bride. Why, then, are they considered ...