Tonight we’re minding our manners with songs about good manners. We’ll be saying please to get what we want, and we might even sit right down and write a thank you letter. Show more Tonight we ...

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 ...

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 ...

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).

What the Pet Shop Boys’ Secret Service song means now. Guess who dropped by ... With $8 billion in the bank, it does some good but funds too many left-wing manias. No horse hockey here, only ...

GENTLE READER: It is a very different thing to live with someone -- even temporarily -- than just to know them socially. Your ...

GENTLE READER: Your confidence that you are not required to reciprocate in your apartment, though technically correct, ...

“I have good news!” and then proceed. This will also spare them wondering how you are feeling — since it seems they would not think to otherwise ask. DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I love ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a good friend who is the polar opposite of me on politics, religion and almost every other subject. We are cognizant of these differences, and refrain from debate or ...