DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I take my sons to the pediatrician or call to make an appointment, the receptionist or nurse always ...

An apology would go a long way, but I know he won’t give one. Some things are painful — but not complicated. Miss Manners ...

When a person who was raised with good manners asks someone if they need help, it comes from a place of deep care and consideration. They're not just asking to ask, they really mean it — and ...

Dear Miss Manners: I used to be religious, many years ago, but I now identify as pagan — meaning that I believe in the powers ...

GENTLE READER: Decent people do not, as you said, admonish people directly. Nor do they go looking for trouble. If the ...

There’s a uniting theme when it comes to manners in Australia: in Australian English, good manners centre on honouring personal autonomy, egalitarianism and not appearing to tell people what to do.

Miss Manners would have concluded by saying that backing out gives the impression you -- or in this case, your friend -- have no manners ... How do I politely stop a person who wants to tell ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have achieved a small degree of social and political success in my community. Unfortunately, that is not the case for my husband. He is a wonderful spouse and does not cheat ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: About two years ago ... my modes of communication (phone conversations and in-person gatherings) on him, and did not accept his. I would think being locked down during COVID ...

and will not make a habit of it? And are you aware how often rich people are besieged with requests for money? (For that matter, everybody is. All the time.) Yet Miss Manners hopes that everybody ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young adult who bought a home in one of the highest-cost resort areas of the country -- a purchase that strains me financially, but is well worth it. While I love my ...