Dear Miss Manners • Is there a protocol that should be followed when new neighbors move in, either for the new residents or the old ones? Is o…
Dear Miss Manners • Years ago, in my prior marriage, my then-husband and I invited my newly married stepdaughter’s in-laws to dinner. They dec…
Dear Miss Manners • The day after my father’s funeral, a friend who had been in attendance called me. She proceeded to ask, “So, do you think …
Dear Miss Manners • With masks now required for entering restaurants that are opening at reduced capacity, how do we handle conversations and …
Dear Miss Manners • As an environmentally conscious person, as well as fitness-oriented, I usually carry a stainless steel bottle of water whe…
Dear Miss Manners • I enjoy personal space and do not like being touched, other than by my husband. I am a friendly, outgoing person who simpl…
Dear Miss Manners • I have a work friend who calls me every day. Since social distancing began in March, our place of work has been closed. My…
Dear Miss Manners • My mother-in-law isn’t originally from this country, and loves to make chicken soup for me. She is a dear, sweet woman, an…
Dear Miss Manners • I am an adult woman, over 50 years of age, single and living alone in a home I’ve owned for many years. Once again, my mot…
Dear Miss Manners • What do I say to my son, who didn’t acknowledge my birthday? Mind you, I walk his dog every day!
Dear Miss Manners • My husband committed suicide. It has been an unbearable tragedy. Generally, I have not kept his cause of death a secret. I…
Dear Miss Manners • How does one politely leave a Zoom conversation when the host has signed up for unlimited time, and everyone knows you hav…
A tip of the hat or raised hand seems a reasonable — and grateful — compromise.
Dear Miss Manners • A family friend is on disability and Medicaid, but has not received a stimulus check and has not valued a word I have to s…
Dear Miss Manners • I was in the hospital in February, pre-pandemic. My neighbors sent me flowers. I wrote a thank-you note, but because I had…
Dear Miss Manners • I’ve been with my partner for over five years, and it’s really starting to get to me how little effort they put into keepi…
Dear Miss Manners • My husband eats eggs that are cooked over-easy as if it were a surgical procedure: With extreme precision, he cuts a squar…
Dear Miss Manners • A co-worker of mine, whom I work with closely, doesn’t seem to take her own protection seriously, nor the protection of th…
Dear Miss Manners • I have an older sister who continues to go out to socialize. She posts photos of herself with friends on social media, des…
Dear Miss Manners • My daughter and her husband, who live in another state, are expecting their first child. We are so very excited for them, …
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Dear Miss Manners • I saw a wonderful show recently, but the first act was nearly ruined by a seating problem.
Dear Miss Manners • I received an email from a male acquaintance I haven’t seen in years. We were in the same prayer group more than a decade …
Dear Miss Manners • Since the advent of hands-free devices for cellphones, it seems that many people feel the need to multitask or entertain t…
Dear Miss Manners • As social distancing continues, my more extroverted friends are getting antsy and sending texts asking to “pop by” to drop…
Dear Miss Manners • I was invited to two weddings that were indefinitely postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. Unfortunately, both couple…
Dear Miss Manners • I belong to a group of people who share similar interests, and who educate others about these interests through public per…
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