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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Both of my sisters-in-law’s grandchildren graduated from high school last weekend. We gladly traveled the two hours to their respective parties and gave each one a cash gift ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a community volunteer who participates in and has created community organizations to do a variety of projects -- arts, history, service, political advocacy and so forth.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: It seems more and more of my friends’ young adult children are getting tattoos. Often my friends share the news like the tattoo is some sort of accomplishment and, if the ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our house uses an electronic door code instead of a key and lock. Our relatives know the code, from times when they needed to access our home without us there -- for instance ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a 37-year-old woman who has never been engaged, married or had children. I’ll be graduating soon, and am not sure which title, Miss or Ms., to use for my graduation ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a relative over the winter. While in my home, she complained about my furniture being uncomfortable, and wanted me to purchase at least a few pieces in which she could ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a preteen, I was told by someone that it was rude to eat one food on my plate at a time — that I was supposed to move around my plate, eating bites of each item in succession.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I ate at a fine dining restaurant on a cruise ship and ordered a rack of lamb. I cut as much meat as I could off of the bone, but there was still a tasty morsel or two on the bone.
Miss Manners: A coffee drinker triggers an angry glare after tipping $1 for a to-go cup of Joe; a reader thinks it's bad etiquette to multitask while talking on the phone.
Dear Miss Manners: My friends, all gainfully employed adults, will often invite a group out to dinner or drinks to celebrate an occasion, like a birthday or professional milestone. In some cases ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: For many years, my dear sister has had a habit of leaving her wet laundry in the machine for a long time before moving it to the dryer. This leads to a consistent mildew odor on ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to attend a church function with a friend. The staff was offering tours of the church’s grandiose, newly remodeled facility, and upon entering a particularly ...