"Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done." ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the dilemma of consuming refreshments at Paris's ...

Miss Manners: I’m having a celebration of life for my son, not a funeral. Letter writer wonders if people make a distinction between funerals and celebrations of life.

Miss Manners: It’s not really a funeral. Is it OK for me to wear white? ... Does a “celebration of life” require etiquette adjustments from a funeral, which it is increasingly replacing?

GENTLE READER: Group texts without prior consent are a violation and they must be stopped. They are not only confusing, what ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar. I’m saying “Wear anything!” because we want it to be about celebrating his life more ...

Miss Manners: What's the proper etiquette on regifting? Published: Sep. 28, 2024, 6:00 a.m. You can send your questions to Miss Manners through her email, [email protected].

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar. I’m saying “Wear anything!” because we want it to be about celebrating his life more ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am blessed with a wonderful doctor who is caring, highly intelligent, personable and who always has time for me.I thank her for her care and personal concern for me at each visit.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We are holding a celebration of life for my 28-year-old son at an airplane hangar. I’m saying “Wear anything!” because we want it to be about celebrating his life more ...

A reader tells Miss Manners that a crowdfunding campaign for a 70-year-old relative’s funeral included other luxury expenses. Is it wrong to think this is wrong?

GENTLE READER: A good traditional funeral includes appreciation of the deceased’s life. But when this is labeled a celebration, Miss Manners worries that actual grieving is pushed aside.