latestMarch 24, 2020

Miss Manners for March 24, 2020

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At Easter, my family enjoys dyeing eggs. Since I had my daughter, I step back and let her have all the fun of dyeing while I watch.... more

March 23, 2020

Miss Manners for March 23, 2020

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am hosting an Easter event, and my boyfriend and I have an etiquette conflict. I want to include gift bags with handwritten “thank you for attending” notes, but he doesn’t think i... more

January 22, 2020

Miss Manners for January 22, 2020

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a potluck dinner attended by households of varying sizes (i.e. some singles, some couples, some families with children), should attendees bring one dish per person, or one dish p... more

January 16, 2020

How Much Booze Must I Stock for Guests?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When you have guests, must you offer a full bar or no bar at all? We don’t typically have anything on hand but martini fixings and scotch, but we do stock beer and wine for guests.... more

January 06, 2020

Breaker-Upper Must Give Back Gifts

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is proper about gifts given at Christmas -- i.e., a tablet, jewelry or other expensive items -- when there is a breakup two weeks later?... more

January 06, 2020

Miss Manners for January 06, 2020

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I spend the holidays with dear family friends whom I’ve known my entire life. It falls to the family matriarch to host the meals, as “she has the perfect house for it” and “everyone... more

December 02, 2019

Miss Manners for December 02, 2019

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have guests coming for the Christmas holidays: two adults and one child. We have a guest room, which they have used before, but this time my husband thinks we should give up the m... more

December 02, 2019

In Defense of E-Cards for Christmas Greetings

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am writing in defense of e-cards for the Christmas holiday. People say they are impersonal, but I disagree. I write everyone’s name on their email, and I write a short message to ... more

April 27, 2017

Miss Manners for April 27, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In a few months, my family will be relocating from a very large home in the Midwest to what we anticipate will be a much smaller home in a busy East Coast city.... more

April 20, 2017

Follow Bride's Hint About Destination Party

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My older sister just got engaged and I am the maid of honor. I am very excited to play this role and take seriously my duty of planning a great, classy and fun bachelorette party.... more

April 16, 2017

Miss Manners for April 16, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I went to the WORST SHOWER ever.... more

April 13, 2017

Miss Manners for April 13, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother is throwing us a baby shower on her birthday. How should I acknowledge this? Or do I?... more

April 02, 2017

Formal Graduation Announcements Really Aren't Necessary

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son is graduating high school this year. I would like to send announcements to my husband's and my aunts and uncles.... more

March 30, 2017

Miss Manners for March 30, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We invited three of our daughter's friends to celebrate her third birthday with a small party. Afterward, we saw that the mother of one of the friends had posted pictures of the par... more

March 16, 2017

Destination Wedding Doesn't Yield Expected Haul of Gifts

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I were recently married, and about half of our close friends were able to attend. We were touched that they used their vacation time to attend our wedding.... more

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