Eventually, the conversation becomes more animated than I can keep up with, as voices get a bit louder and arguments a little ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband’s cousin and her husband live a few miles away from us. While their parents were fairly close ...

Host who doesn’t drink wants to start cleaning up when husband and guests start getting drunk during dinner parties.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I hosted a longtime friend of mine for 10 days at our home. She had told me she enjoys ...

GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a new acquaintance with whom I share a couple of interests and group activities.She seems quite lonely. It’s clear she would like to be closer friends, and she reaches ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: About two years ago, I completely and successfully left all social media behind. I also limited my texting to essential information. It has been largely a wonderful change in my ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a number of friends I regularly meet for meals out, as well as for friends’ birthdays. We’ve been friends for going on 40 years and first began socializing after ...

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Dear Miss Manners: My mother is a very sweet and kind grandmother to my 3-year-old girl. She always has gifts when we visit, asks for new pictures and is very invested in my daughter’s life ...

To prevent party guests from driving impaired, I came up with a fun game using a $21 breathalyzer I bought online. I named ...

Miss Manners: Friends talk only of food at dinner. You’ll probably tell us to get new friends. But these include childhood and college friends, who share our interests as well as our history.