DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a friend who talks about plans she and I have together in front of others who are not invited. She ...

A reader has a family member who eats so slowly that it seems like an attention-grab; another has a relative who rudely ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I attend his parents’ Christmas Eve celebration every year. It begins around 4 p.m., and we ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin shares how to politely stay on-topic during a conversation.

I am in a community of friends that gathers frequently in the summers for potluck dinners by a local lake. For years, the ...

You say they have good hummus?” DEAR MISS MANNERS: When we go out to eat, my husband sits there across the table from me and flirts with other women, whether they’re customers or restaurant ...

Several times, one friend has announced that she just made, say, 10 extra short ribs or two extra pots of chili -- and a big ...

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 than his sister (my first child, who is 3 years old).

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was devastated to learn yesterday that my neighbors’ young adult son passed away. I do not know these neighbors well. Our kids are the same ages, but attended different ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When we go out to eat, my husband sits there across the table from me and flirts with other women, whether they’re customers or restaurant workers. What should I say to him?

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 ...