Miss Manners: Her baby’s hand-me-downs landed me in an unpleasant situation
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Miss Manners: I don’t know what to do about my boyfriend’s habit of always canceling plans
GENTLE READER: If the pattern starts up again, Miss Manners suggests you issue a gentle ultimatum: “You seem to be too busy ...
Miss Manners: People came out of the woodwork when they learned I have a home in a tony resort area
Shortly after buying my home, it felt like I was being taken advantage of, and that my living situation was the reason to ...
Miss Manners: The host told me nobody would eat the food I made
DEAR MISS MANNERS: If I bring a food item that I prepared, and it turns out that someone else brought a similar item, is it ...
Miss Manners: Mind your own business, not a stranger’s wardrobe
Miss Manners is all for telling strangers – kindly and privately – about wardrobe malfunctions, but in this case, nothing ...
Miss Manners: I might ban my uncle from my wedding for racist jokes he now denies making
Years ago, my uncle made insulting, racist jokes on my blog about my then-boyfriend. Now he denies making the jokes at all, and we’re considering banning him from our wedding.
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Miss Manners: My wife is terminally ill and friends are showering her with gifts -- but it’s gone too far
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife has a terminal illness and ... Last week, she dropped off three new hardback books -- which my wife cannot hold, due to her weakened condition. Earlier this week ...
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Miss Manners: Shouldn’t my friends ask before deciding who pays for dinner?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends, all gainfully employed adults, will often invite a group out to dinner or drinks to celebrate ...
Oregonian29d
Miss Manners: Former colleague's gifts in a time of need have now turned into a burden
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife has a terminal illness and ... Last week, she dropped off three new hardback books -- which my wife cannot hold, due to her weakened condition. Earlier this week ...
al.com1d
Miss Manners: Being addressed as a customer
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it proper for company employees to address customers by their given names? Banks do it, call centers do ...
Alaska Dispatch News5d
Miss Manners: Why is there a vegan in my house judging my cheese?
GENTLE READER: Decent people do not, as you said, admonish people directly. Nor do they go looking for trouble. If the ...
The Spokesman-Review1d
Ask ‘us’ before declaring ‘dinner’s on us!’
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends, all gainfully employed adults, will often invite a group out to dinner or drinks to celebrate ...