The simple act of practicing basic manners can create positive connections and foster respect in a world that often overlooks ...

GENTLE READER: Useful though the lesson may have proved, Miss Manners reminds you that correcting another person’s manners is, as a rule, rude.

During one evening meal, I was enjoying some garden tomatoes that the lady of the house had provided. She interrupted the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was in college, a friend’s family graciously opened their home to me for a couple of months while I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a seasoned hairdresser, I have clients who move away after years of servicing them. They tell me their biggest fears are finding a new doctor and a new hairstylist.

If you ask your friendly waiter, he’ll probably confirm your worst fears: 30 percent of water and 20 percent of food are left unconsumed on the table in a typical middle-class restaurant. As a happy ...

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: My partner and I went on a short vacation to a city where an old friend of mine lives. I called her months ago, asking to stay with her and her partner for one night ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have two well-behaved, medium-sized dogs. Every day, morning and evening, the three of us take a constitutional walk, with the two of them on leashes. Over the years ...

but want him to leave his political opinions at home Miss Manners: My table manners were called rude. What is a better way to correct someone? Miss Manners: I know correcting my friend is rude ...

Dear Miss Manners: My brother is intelligent, educated, well-spoken and has a responsible job. He is also openly racist, misogynistic and homophobic — all for religious reasons, of course.