GENTLE READER: Those are surely all qualities that you do not want in a potential suitor, much less an imminent lover. Miss Manners thinks you would well be rid of someone so quick to criticize ...

Of course, if your husband is within earshot, you may want to amend that to remove his name. Otherwise, he may feel that he is helping toss his mother a reciprocal insult. Miss Manners: Why do ...

After decades of trying hard to get along, I now do ... you may want to amend that to remove his name. Otherwise, he may feel that he is helping toss his mother a reciprocal insult. DEAR MISS ...

Dear Miss Manners ... who is deceased when you were unaware of that fact. Second, the proper answer to a surviving spouse who tells you otherwise is, “I am so sorry for your loss.

But you do have to observe the decency of recognizing their presence. Even if it means sacrificing the reading time it takes you to say hello. DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 20s but have been ...

and then this happens Miss Manners cannot promise that they will develop the same aesthetic and sentimental attachment to the set that you seem to have. The use of fine china is rare now ...

I certainly do not wish to be rude (and I ... What about sending those who have not answered the message “Sorry we won’t see you on the 10th?” DEAR MISS MANNERS: My beloved and I are ...

After decades of trying hard to get along, I now do ... you may want to amend that to remove his name. Otherwise, he may feel that he is helping toss his mother a reciprocal insult. DEAR MISS ...

Dear Miss Manners: My husband believes that when ... both he and I should write separate thank-you note messages (albeit on a single card). I would prefer that we send a single message, using ...

What do you suggest? GENTLE READER ... I will not allow him to be near my child ... sorry, mom Today’s daily horoscope for April 16, 2025 Miss Manners: Is it the host’s responsibility at ...

You do not mention what happened when you broke off contact. Senders are not always aware they have sent what you call cross texts, an important point. Miss Manners would have had you text back at ...