Miss Manners: She said the dogs are her children, and she refused to put them in another room

My husband is the president of a local college alumni chapter, and I am the secretary. The chapter recently held an alumni ...

Miss Manners: Non-responders make hosting my annual party a nightmare

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a host wondering if they should call out people at ...

Miss Manners: Grumpy husband resents wife’s friend’s constant video calls

A friend of my wife’s always calls her using videoconferencing. Always. My wife is from the South, and is reluctant to ask ...

Miss Manners: Most of my 60 guests ignored my RSVP request for our annual party

A host of an annual Kentucky Derby party is frustrated that most guests don’t respond to invitations, making it difficult to ...

Miss Manners: You’re using your 3-year-old’s birthday as a way to further your own social clout? Really?

Social value should not be measured by a child’s birthday party. (Or bat mitzvah. Or quinceanera. Or wedding.) ...

Miss Manners: Did my response make extra work for the wedding couple?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received a wedding invitation with no physical return address. It directed me to scan a QR code to ...

Miss Manners: It’s weird that my friends won’t give me a knife for dinner

I can understand not using spoons anymore but find it very weird not to have a knife. So I always get one myself. Even though they know I always want a knife, they still don’t give me one. When I ...