latestFebruary 22, 2020

Miss Manners for February 22, 2020

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very close friend whose father has abused him, both physically and emotionally, for his entire life. Their relationship was strained at best, distant at worse, but the frie... more

November 22, 2016

Pregnant Woman Does Not Want Her Stomach Touched

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am currently 14 weeks pregnant. I know I will start to show soon, and a few of my co-workers have already tried to touch my stomach. I have heard horror stories of pregnant women ... more

October 23, 2016

Solution to Rude Friend's Behavior Is Not to Join Her for Meals

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friend of many years has become predictably rude, demanding and demeaning to wait staff when we lunch together, a ritual of many years. I find that I cannot abide her ill-mannere... more

October 11, 2016

Rebuke Only the Sender for Offensive Web Posts

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Occasionally a relative or acquaintance forwards blog posts or other web postings that I consider to be offensive.... more

July 10, 2016

Avoid Any Conversation Involving Political Correctness

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it my imagination, or is it the popular thing these days for some people to start off their hate-filled rants by bashing political correctness AND THEN spew forth all manner of r... more

December 04, 2014

Rude Co-Worker Flunks Lunch

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Several months ago, two co-workers and I started a monthly tradition of "girls lunch" out of the office. At the time, we didn't know each other very well, and it became apparent alm... more

August 31, 2014

Silent Treatment Is Justified in Cases of Bad Behavior

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I'm in a sticky situation at my college. During my freshman and sophomore years I was bullied by a group of five men. They made fun of me to my face, and they spread mean exaggerati... more

April 27, 2014

Miss Manners for April 27, 2014

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I both had pretty horrible childhoods. As a result, we limit our interaction with the relatives that were implicated in those situations.... more

February 02, 2014

Miss Manners for February 02, 2014

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a restaurant where the first attempt at my meal was burned. When its replacement didn't appear for another 45 minutes, I asked for the order to be canceled.... more

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