Miss Manners: Invitation to gala is missing guest’s wife
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received an invitation to a "black tie gala event" to be held by a federal government agency. I had previously received a "save the date" notice,...
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Miss Manners: Those who like to entertain should continue
DEAR MISS MANNERS: For years, my husband and I entertained guests for holidays with gusto, pleasure and enjoyment. Now that we are in our 70s, we decided to keep quiet...
Miss Manners: Regardless of his age, he’s still your fiance
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a widow who has been seeing a widower for over a year. He is such a lovely and distinguished gentleman. We are planning on being...
Wedding may waylay theatrical ambitions
Dear Miss Manners: A college friend asked me to be a part of her wedding — not technically in the wedding party, but in a challenging category of "more than...
Online posts reveal the dark side of sharing
Dear Miss Manners: My Facebook friends have wonderful lives, and I am glad for them. They have the best boyfriend/girlfriend/husband/wife. ("Yeah, be jealous," demands one young lady about the man...
Uninvited visitors needn’t be granted admission
Dear Miss Manners: I have a good male friend who I once shared a house with (quite platonically) for six months. He is pleasant, has provided me with good advice,...
Writing to make amends after years of ingratitude
Dear Miss Manners: Let me begin with the worst of it (Miss Manners would be advised to brace herself). I am 20 and have not written thank-you notes for holidays...
Holiday dinners leave guest feeling all alone
Dear Miss Manners: What is proper holiday dinner conversation when the age ranges and marital statuses are mixed? I am a single aunt who is outgoing, not introverted at all,...
Hostess dreads politics of issuing holiday invitations
Dear Miss Manners: And so it begins: the politics of who comes to Thanksgiving dinner. One won't come unless her dog can come too. One will not come if so-and-so...
Polite request can be best way to resolve problems
Beginning this week, the Miss Manners column will be a joint effort by Judith Martin, her son, Nicholas Ivor Martin, and her daughter, Jacobina Martin. Dear Miss Manners: I am...