Dear Miss Manners: I was at the head of a line to vote; the precinct wasn’t crowded, and no one’s wait was long. The precinct volunteer encountered a problem that prompted her to seek help, and I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: How does one diplomatically, yet adamantly, state that guests should not bring a dish to supplement your holiday event? I’m frequently asked, “What can I bring?” I always reply, ...

Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I have a difference of opinion about emails sent from “do not reply” addresses. I say that, in principle, they display poor manners. They are akin to saying something to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A few of my cousins have gotten married recently, and they requested that no children attend their weddings, aside from the ones performing the roles of ring bearer and flower girl.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My ex-husband and I have been divorced for over 20 years. Neither of us has remarried. Miss Manners: Their spoiled daughter shut down the party Miss Manners: Should I have told this ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am on a team in an adult sports league. At the end of the season, the team decided to have a party. One of the members volunteered to host it, but then decided to invite other ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I enjoy having friends and acquaintances from different walks of life, and have found unexpected kinship with people who hold beliefs very different from my own. Related Articles ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: You have been influential in my decision to take up a new hobby this year: mailing handwritten letters to friends and family for a variety of occasions. This includes handwritten ...

How can we balance getting things done while allowing for serendipity? The answer may be in tinkering with our “time personalities.” By Melissa Kirsch A recent story in The Times, by Emily ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some time ago, one of my wife’s nephews (a grown man in his 40s) came across an opinion I had written in a digital publication. He didn’t like it, so he insulted me in the public ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a journalist who covers politics. It’s exhausting, especially lately. But at social functions, friends, family and strangers often share their political opinions (which usually ...

In the James Cameron film “Titanic” there’s a brief scene in which a young girl gets poked in the back so that she’ll sit up straight, like a lady. Viewers are given to understand that they’re seeing ...