When I had my hair done, the stylist and her assistant spent the entire time talking over my head. There was no way I could ...
If someone calls your tastes 'bourgeois,' should you thank them or shake a fist? You might have to check first with Moliere, ...
Dad’s girlfriend showed up to the letter writer’s bowling birthday party and took over. Dear Miss Manners: For my 40th ...
The scene is the drawing room at The Grove, near Wallingford; the pink and white palette ageing in a genteel manner, yet ...
Do we have to invite them to join us at a restaurant at some point? If so, may we try to “dilute” them by inviting others?
No one likes bad manners. Woe-be-tied the person who chastises the offender. That would be bad manners. You can’t win. Respect, civility, rudeness and bad manners have become common on TV, on social ...
I’m a travel agent so I’ve always traveled to fun places for work. But my husband is too suspicious to allow me to travel ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: For my 40th birthday, my sister planned a bowling party. She is very organized, and pre-entered the names of all 12 guests into the lanes (two lanes, six people at each).
GENTLE READER: Your confidence that you are not required to reciprocate in your apartment, though technically correct, ...
GENTLE READER: It is a very different thing to live with someone -- even temporarily -- than just to know them socially. Your ...
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An unforgettably bleak Danish horror film from 2022 has gotten an inevitable Hollywood remake, one with a game cast but far ...