In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to whether guests need to follow the "don't show up empty-handed" rule when they've already given a gift.

Miss Manners: Her joke about dodging the check turned out not so funny Dear Abby: My son’s DNA test says he’s part Jewish and he doesn’t know why Where is our Mexican vacation refund?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Relative to the longstanding tradition of men proposing marriage to women, and in this day of slow (but hopefully inexorable) movement towards gender equity, I wonder if the ...

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Miss Manners suggests an alternative that might involve procuring a cat. Plus: I'm never going to drink the unlabeled wine my neighbor keeps giving me. Skip to content. All Sections.

Miss Manners: How to let neighbor know you don’t support their campaign. Letter writer doesn’t feel their neighbor is qualified to run for district office. June 4, 2025. 3 min.

Parkview Health was named the No. 1 nonprofit in North America and No. 31 overall on The Inspiring Workplaces Group's 2025 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After several decades of typing on keyboards, I have lost my ability to write nicely by hand. My solution is to send electronic notes -- for expressing appreciation, recognizing ...

GENTLE READER: Naive Miss Manners never fell for the line that her co-workers should also be her best friends. But then, she also never suffered the heartache of being fired after years on the job ...

Miss Manners: E-cards still can’t replace handwritten notes. Letter writer has lost the ability to write nicely by hand and wonders if electronic thank-you cards suffice. June 14, 2025.

Miss Manners: Nobody left hungry but I heard that one guest was complaining. Plus: I bought a baby gift, and now I find out it's not enough.