Miss Manners suggests you apply this rule to your dinner parties. Tell your friend that you appreciate the input, but if they ...
I find it a bit insulting, if I’m honest, and would like a way to tactfully speak with my friend about this behavior.
Should she try harder to find other childless people for friends, or understand that some of her friends aren't trying to be ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a woman who feels left out when her close friend ...
DEAR ABBY: I met an acquaintance a few months ago during a brief work situation. We struck up a friendship (or so I thought) ...
I like to guess where people are from once I’ve heard them speak (not necessarily to me). In order to find out if my guess is ...
I have been dating my boyfriend for almost eight years. We were high school sweethearts, and we are each other’s first ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m a cashier in a grocery store, and we’re required to wear a name tag with our first name printed boldly. It feels creepy when customers, often the male ones, address me by saying ...
It often leaves me feeling like I don’t fit in, as I cannot relate to the conversations revolving around pregnancy and ...
I don’t want to discount her very important work of being a mother, but I also don’t want to suffer in silence.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 30s and childless, not by choice. I prefer to have a small circle of friends, but I have ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my late 30s and childless ... revolving around pregnancy and childrearing. One close friend, who is aware of how I feel, and with whom I converse nearly every day ...