latestJuly 11, 2020

Logistics After a Postponed Wedding

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please help! We sent out 220 wedding invitations; got back 175 yeses; then the wedding venue in San Francisco shut down in March with eight days’ notice! We desperately tried to fin... more

March 17, 2020

Miss Manners for March 17, 2020

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I would like to know if it is appropriate to record how much money each of your guests give you at your wedding, like a financial ledger.... more

March 03, 2020

Miss Manners for March 03, 2020

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am baffled as to why, when dining out with a friend or a group, it is often conveyed as bad manners to ask for separate checks. If I were to draw an analogy: When I go shopping wi... more

February 20, 2020

Splitting a Discount With a Friend

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I obtained a credit card through a major airline. One of the perks of receiving the card is that if I spend a certain amount with the card within the first few months, I have the op... more

April 25, 2017

Miss Manners for April 25, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Donation containers for the needy by our cash registers have been relabeled for tips. I felt that was tacky, but since it didn't require any action on my part, I sought to ignore it... more

April 16, 2017

Miss Manners for April 16, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When someone invites you to their private club, who should pay the bill?... more

April 09, 2017

Surely Invitation Isn't Ignored for Want of a Stamp

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it customary to put return postage on envelopes for RSVPs in invitations, or does one expect that the guest should pay for his or her own postage for the return? It seems that if... more

April 02, 2017

Miss Manners for April 02, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am not a religious person, but I treat other people's beliefs respectfully. When others I am with are praying, for example, I lower my head and hold my hands together.... 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: As the maid of honor in a friend's wedding, I found myself having the sole financial responsibility for throwing the bridal shower. I was the only member of the bridal party with a ... more

March 02, 2017

Gift Registries Are a Bad Idea, Regardless the Occasion

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a birthday party for a 2-year-old. On the invitation was where the parents had the child registered for gifts.... more

February 26, 2017

Miss Manners for February 26, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As I'm sure you know, traditionally the bride's family comes up with the cost of the wedding. But now that marriage has become so diversified, who holds that responsibility? Grooms ... more

February 07, 2017

Questions About Money at Work Deserve Businesslike Dismissal

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In a department that gives performance-based commissions, one of my co-workers began prodding me with questions about my commission: "What were your numbers last month?" "Have you g... more

February 05, 2017

Here's Another Wrinkle on Wedding Extortion for Cash

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have learned about another way for couples to get cash instead of gifts for their wedding without coming out and crassly asking for it.... more

February 02, 2017

Miss Manners for February 02, 2017

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What verbiage can I use when inviting guests to a party at a restaurant when I want them to pay for their own meals?... more

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