However well-meaning this family is, Miss Manners can understand that it creates a nuisance for your daughter, who is trying ...

GENTLE READER: It is to our credit, Miss Manners believes, that Americans have an awkward relationship with those who serve ...

Dear Miss Manners: I am hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year for about 25 people. Most are traveling in from out of town. I ...

My daughter is a personal chef for a family of four. The problem is they interfere with her work by trying to socialize and ...

I realize the couple sees this as “their special day,” but as they are on display at the head table, this show of luxury is ...

Miss Manners is aware that many people prefer the pay-as-you-go method. Some hosts do, too, to the point of assigning ...

GENTLE READER: It is to our credit, Miss Manners believes, that Americans have an awkward relationship with those who serve ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A woman my husband works with bought him five work shirts. (This is something that happens quite often ...

Guests would rather make nuisances of themselves than show up, as it is described, “empty-handed.” Yes, it is admirable to ...

GENTLE READER: It is to our credit, Miss Manners believes, that Americans have an awkward relationship with those who serve ...

I’ve suggested headphones, not only to reduce distraction but to send the message that she should be left to go about what is, after all, work! She’s afraid it would appear rude. Miss Manners ...

You know the baffling “rule” that forbids anyone, even guests, from using guest towels -- items that seem to have achieved a ...