Miss Manners understands that people who have trouble saying no might be sorry to disappoint those who importune them. Or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Someone I know messaged me about 5:30 p.m., requesting that I call them that evening as they had good news ...

(She) insists that when I am offered another helping of food, it’s rude for me to reply, “No, thank you, I’m full.” ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was on a tennis team and was eliminated during a tournament. I was supposed to play two matches: I played one and won, but then got injured and bowed out of my second match. I ...

I was visiting a dear friend’s home a few days after her husband died. While I was there, her adult daughter arrived from out ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to politely declining coworkers who want to come to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I just moved into a new home, and I wanted to keep that information private at the place where I am ...

She immediately said, “I hate it when people say that,” and continued to complain about people always saying that.