DEAR MISS MANNERS: I often vacation at the beach and pick ... Well, she supposes you might change the tense in your messages, depending on the timing: “I was in Whaler’s Beach, thinking ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend of mine has been keeping in touch with me by sending text messages that contain one sentence only: “How are you, Jen?” He never shares anything about himself ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS ... like another couple hosting us at a vacation home, both he and I should write separate thank-you note messages (albeit on a single card). I would prefer that we send a ...

The vacation ... Are you and your husband getting away this summer?” But if she is not, you will be able to listen passively until an opportunity presents itself to run away. Dear Miss Manners ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Two years ago ... they decided to go on a three-week trip together. The vacation was a disaster. The women fought constantly. As my close friend, Nora spared me no details.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m feeling stuck about how to respond to a text message that combines a thank-you and a compliment. For example, would you respond to a text message that says, “Thank you ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a condominium building that has a lot of retired people in it. I have been at the same job for 20-plus years, so I have a lot of vacation ... don’t you work every ...