DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the last two years ... I want to give gifts that align with my values without intruding on anyone’s freedom to choose whatever products suit their lifestyles.

I want to give gifts that align with my values without intruding on anyone’s freedom to choose whatever products suit their lifestyles. How do I toe that line? Miss Manners: Should we warn ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a family member who eats so slowly that everyone gets antsy waiting for her, especially the kids. She only starts seriously eating when everyone else is finished.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I used to frequent a coffee shop in the suburbs, where I would work on my laptop for a couple of hours before catching a train to the city. One day, as I was working ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a family member who eats so slowly that everyone gets antsy waiting for her, especially the kids. She only starts seriously eating when everyone else is finished.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was brought up to always be polite to others, but as I reach 50, it seems that society cares less about this. Sometimes even ordering a coffee is fraught with potential ...

By “manners” Tocqueville did not just mean social politeness, but rather the “whole moral and intellectual” attitude of the country embodied in public practice. He had in mind, in other ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I visited my family with my newborn son, they could not stop talking about how handsome he was -- and how much cuter he was compared to his sister (my first child ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was raised to believe it is rude to point, especially in public. When I was married, my spouse had a habit of pointing, whether in a crowded room or on the street. I tried to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the last two years ... I want to give gifts that align with my values without intruding on anyone’s freedom to choose whatever products suit their lifestyles.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was brought up to always be polite to others, but as I reach 50, it seems that society cares less about this. Sometimes even ordering a coffee is fraught with potential ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I used to frequent a coffee shop in the suburbs, where I would work on my laptop for a couple of hours before catching a train to the city. One day, as I was working ...