DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names of all 12 guests into the lanes (two lanes, six people at each).

When I had my hair done, the stylist and her assistant spent the entire time talking over my head. There was no way I could ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A pair of neighbors hosted my wife and me for an impromptu dinner, to which we contributed a nice salad.

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My instinct is to return the item in a little bag with a note saying it isn’t mine. But somehow that feels rude, presumptuous ...

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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I love to throw dinner parties, but often our guests stay late into the evening. My husband ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Because of a chronic illness, I have to go to a clinic in an urban setting three to four times per week.

I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning that everyone was asked to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My children’s school district is the first organization I’ve dealt with in my professional career in which ...