The sign at the health clinic I visit regularly says tipping the valet is not required — so I don’t. But one day, the valet ...

My friend started a new charity and is asking her circle for donations. But I choose the causes I support carefully and her’s ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good friend who is the polar opposite of me on politics, religion and almost every other subject.

Dear Miss Manners: I have a good friend who is the polar opposite of me on politics, religion and almost every other subject.

Do we have to invite them to join us at a restaurant at some point? If so, may we try to “dilute” them by inviting others?

GENTLE READER: Your confidence that you are not required to reciprocate in your apartment, though technically correct, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In my grandparents’ home, no food was allowed to go to waste. After a meal, if there was any food left on ...

A gracious letter, paired with a token present that shows you pay attention to their style, is perfect. Other than that, Miss ...

Dad’s girlfriend showed up to the letter writer’s bowling birthday party and took over. Dear Miss Manners: For my 40th ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper way to eat pitted cherries? Cutting them up to remove the pits seems excessive, but ...

I had the opportunity to speak by phone with writer and podcaster Jennifer L. Scott. The author of the Madame Chic books — ...

I am still struggling to navigate the intrusive questions of well-meaning strangers 17 years after surviving inflammatory ...