miss manners

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a 71-year-old woman with progressive multiple sclerosis. I retired from work, on disability,…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a small-animal veterinarian. Often, when people hear of my career, they coo, “Oh, I wanted…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a 40-year-old single mother of twin girls who are 15 months old. After years of saving, I…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Since moving to a new area, I’ve found that people ask where my family is from and react oddly…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m the author of three published books. I came to writing late in life but enjoy…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have hosted several teas for five to eight friends, most of them around my age (mid-20s) or a…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son’s family and I live in the same town, and we see each other often. When I am entering…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I regularly go out to dinner with a few other couples. The wives are fond of sharing…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I worked for a small company until recently. During my time there, I formed many wonderful…

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We received a last-minute virtual invitation to a wedding from a family from out of state with…