My husband is the president of a local college alumni chapter, and I am the secretary. The chapter recently held an alumni ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I do not eat meat. How can we accept gracious dinner invitations to dine at someone’s home and tell them that we don’t eat meat without being rude? GENTLE READER: ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the polite way to treat a housekeeper in your home? For example, if neighbors or guests come over while she is there, do I introduce her? Also, if I am serving my guests tea ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am casual friends with D and F. We all became friends when our boys were in elementary school, but now the boys are grown and we see each other infrequently, only getting together ...

Because of the strong focus on their own needs, there are 11 polite phrases people with good manners say that have gone out ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Now that I am in my dotage, my hearing is failing. I had an examination and got hearing aids, and now I want to share with you how wonderful they are in many ways. One way, in ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My (newly married) last name looks an awful lot like a certain four-letter word. It’s rarely used in English, but common in its native language. When someone new reads my name, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When visiting my home, friends and relatives sit down and immediately put their feet on the sofa, even though I have a leather hassock for resting their feet sitting directly in ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My (newly married) last name looks an awful lot like a certain four-letter word. It’s rarely used in English, but common in its native language. When someone new reads my name, ...

Good manners used to be a normal part of everyday life, but many of them are slowly fading away. Older generations were raised with a strong focus on respect, politeness, and social awareness, and it ...

Dear Miss Manners: Less than 48 hours after my husband and I attended a gathering at the home of a couple from our walking group, I received a text from the hostess that read, “I hope you enjoyed the ...

Dear Miss Manners: I work around machinery that features rotating plastic molds. While not common, the molds occasionally catch on a person’s clothing and damage the zipper of one’s pants. When that ...