I am naturally averse to conflict and prefer to cool things down than heat them up unless absolutely necessary ...

Then, I realized she was still looking at my sleeve with an anxious, guilty expression, and she started brushing at the spot ...

While outside in the smoking area of a music venue a couple weeks ago, a woman next to me became a little too animated and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While outside in the smoking area of a music venue a couple weeks ago, a woman next to me became a little ...

What I am left thinking is, should I have been more visibly upset, even angry, that she had damaged one of my nicer jackets?

GENTLE READER: She also could have lit your jacket on fire and burned down the music venue, swallowing the whole town along ...

After a stranger’s cigarette left a burn on his jacket, this man is confused about whether his reaction was appropriate; a ...

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While outside in the smoking area of a music venue a couple weeks ago, a woman next to me became a little too animated and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While outside in the smoking area of a music venue a couple weeks ago, a woman next to me became a little ...

The problem is that she already agreed to let her twin sister borrow the gift, but now she thinks she messed up and should’ve ...