Miss Manners: They billed us for eating dinner… DEAR MISS MANNERS: About once a month, we go out to dinner with another couple and always have a good time. We tend…
Miss Manners: Can I snub a handshake without… DEAR MISS MANNERS: I teach at a small college where, before COVID, I would regularly meet prospective students and…
Miss Manners: How do I keep my kids in line when… DEAR MISS MANNERS: We host my husband’s sister and her husband for dinner at least once a week. Both of them have…
Miss Manners: I don’t know where his cat is.… DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend of mine is staying with me, and he went home for Thanksgiving, leaving his cat here.…
Miss Manners: ‘I know you’re vegan, so I made… DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I enjoy the company of another couple we’ve known for years. I’ve had them over…
Miss Manners: Mom insists on clinking 15 times… DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our family has holidays at my mom’s house. After a toast, she insists on going to each person to…
Ask Amy: How do I tell him I can’t live in his… Dear Amy: I am moving in with my boyfriend in a few months. He is everything I’ve ever wanted in a partner, and I’m…
Miss Manners: My co-worker saw my doodle and now… DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work in a fairly typical office setting and get along well with my co-workers. There is one…
European living and hospitality inspired this… A well-travelled couple who love to entertain at home have taken inspiration from their former lives in Europe to…
Miss Manners: It was an awkward situation, and… DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband says I mangled this situation badly. We met a couple at church and felt we would like…