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Dear Miss Manners: Co-workers want to visit my home
"None of these people have ever socialized with me, so I find it odd and awkward that they would suddenly invite themselves." ...
Miss Manners: Co-workers suddenly inviting themselves over
Dear Miss Manners: I just moved into a new home, and I wanted to keep that information private at the place where I am ...
Miss Manners: Bridesmaids receive note stating they ‘owe a substantial sum of money’ for the shower
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 ...
Best of Miss Manners: Polished toes are ‘a must’ when wearing open-toe sandals, 89-year-old is told
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 ...
Miss Manners: I’m annoyed my neighbor always parks in front of my house
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a homeowner on handling a neighbor who always ...
Miss Manners: Please address the envelope to Ms. and Mr.
"Ms." is an abbreviation of the honorific “Mistress,” which was the respectable equivalent of “Mister,” to be used regardless of marital status.
Miss Manners: I’m being forced to pay for a bridal shower I had no say in
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a bridesmaid who questions if the bridal party ...
Miss Manners: Neighbor has a legal right to park on the street, even if it blocks your view
GENTLE READER: In addition to unwritten, the rule is possibly unknown to this neighbor. Miss Manners trusts that you don’t ...
Miss Manners: Just because you find the parking circumstance annoying doesn’t mean it’s wrong
GENTLE READER: In addition to unwritten, the rule is possibly unknown to this neighbor. Miss Manners trusts that you don’t ...
Miss Manners: Mother of the bride slaps bridesmaids with a bill none of us agreed to pay
DEAR MISS MANNERS: All the bridesmaids for an upcoming wedding recently received a note from the bride’s mother stating that ...
Miss Manners: There’s a reason this important honorific exists, and there’s a good chance you forgot
Miss Manners chooses to believe that you only made an unfortunate word choice, not that you believe that it is an honor for a lady to be married, and that the title “Mrs.” reflects that.
Miss Manners: Mother of the bride tries to shakedown bridesmaids for substantial shower costs
One bridesmaid says she didn't have any input on the shower's size and scope, why should she have to help fund it?