But if they are talking pleasantries, you may smile or laugh or add something and see if it takes. There is a good chance ...
The sign at the health clinic I visit regularly says tipping the valet is not required — so I don’t. But one day, the valet ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a friend concerned about their allergy issues.
We will soon begin seeing the young couple and his parents frequently, as the social season is beginning. When we see them, ...
By doing so, she is telling her friends how much they need to spend and depriving them of the fun of choosing a special gift ...
Now that we know the dog is going, we want to bow out of the engagement but would prefer to do it in the least hurtful way.
We were meeting another couple at a restaurant and found out they had already been seated and ordered drinks. Is it wrong ...
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It’s challenging to go anywhere when you feel that people are staring at you, and even worse when you add in the possibility ...
Cutting them up to remove the pits seems excessive, but just spitting out the pits into a napkin doesn’t seem proper, either.
GENTLE READER: A look of shock is all that is required. But if the questioning does not cease, Miss Manners suggests you say, ...
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