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

Miss Manners asks, "Why is it that your friends are dictating what time they show up at your house in the first place?" ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A car wash I patronize has two single-occupant washrooms, one labeled “Men,” the other “Ladies.” I had ...

Dear Miss Manners: My boyfriend and I share an apartment, and also share two pet snakes. These are not large reptiles, and ...

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Dear Miss Manners: My parents decided to throw us a housewarming party — the day after we moved our family of five into a new ...

Judith Martin’s Miss Manners column offers advice six times per week and has chronicled the continuous rise and fall of American manners since 1978. You can view all of her columns at ...

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

The problem is that my boyfriend’s father is so afraid of snakes that he will not even set foot in the apartment, despite the ...

Advice columnist Judith Martin, with her tireless efforts to expand the understanding and exercise of etiquette, always has an answer. Here are links to the 10 most-read “Miss Manners” columns ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a 1-year-old grandchild who lives 90 miles from us. Our frustration comes from the parents advising us to purchase gifts only from their curated wish list. Related ...