In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling a relative who constantly brags about ...

The wife shut me down immediately with something along the lines of, “I’d rather listen to what the men are talking about.” ...

Dear Miss Manners: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...

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.

Is it OK to comment on a co-worker’s new hairstyle or fashion choices? For context, I am a man and work mostly with women. I ...

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?

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: 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: 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 ...

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.