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Miss Manners: How am I supposed to respond to a disingenuous compliment?
Anchorage Daily News· 4 days agoDEAR MISS MANNERS: What is an appropriate and polite response to a compliment that I know is...
Miss Manners: I was scolded for using the wrong bathroom at a party
Anchorage Daily News· 2 days agoAdvice from Judith Martin, Nicholas Ivor Martin and Jacobina Martin.
Miss Manners: Unwanted guests in new home
Birmingham News· 4 days agoMiss Manners: Unwanted guests in new home
Dear Abby: Single working mom with no social life needs to tell her mother she needs time for...
NJ.com· 16 hours agoDEAR ABBY: I am 49. On weekends, I’d like to rest and try to have a social life, but my mother wants me to come nearly every Saturday to take her out and visit with the kids ...
Dear Annie: I want to help a grieving friend but her drug use triggers me
NJ.com· 17 hours agoI want her to know that if/when she’s ready to seek help, I’m 1,000% there for her. Until then, I...
Miss Manners: In-laws are relentless about inviting themselves to couple’s new home
NJ.com· 4 days agoDEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I have a new home, which is an exciting milestone. When we attended a...
Miss Manners: Why do we not teach what ‘RSVP’ means?
The Patriot-News· 6 days agoDEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a retired physician from an academic medical center, and I continue to teach interested residents. The invitations ...
Miss Manners: How should I respond when someone says ‘thank you’ and doesn’t mean it?
The Patriot-News· 4 days agoDEAR MISS MANNERS: What is an appropriate and polite response to a compliment that I know is...
Miss Manners: How was I supposed to know her bathroom was off-limits?
San Jose Mercury News· 2 days agoI was taken aback by my host’s shaming comment.
Miss Manners: Apparently, I used the wrong bathroom and she let everyone know it
Sun-Sentinel· 2 days agoA party guest needed to wash their hands and choose the closest bathroom. Then they heard the host...