Miss Manners: What do I say to people who make assumptions about my occupation because of the way I dress?
GENTLE READER: Rarely one to seek out offense where none is intended, even Miss Manners wonders why these strangers feel the ...
Miss Manners: Parents refusal to use daughter’s legal name gets sticky when they buy her airline tickets
GENTLE READER: “If you could please use my legal name on any official documents, that would save us all a lot of confusion ...
Listickle on MSN18d
Everyday Habits That Show You Might Be Lacking Basic Manners
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Lehigh Valley Live18d
Miss Manners: I wanted to be sure she made it safely to her car ... now I’m the bad guy
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a 67-year-old man who works out regularly at a gym. The gym is open 24/7, and members have a key fob to enter since it is not always staffed. I was exercising at 9 p.m ...
The Washington Post19d
Miss Manners: I don’t want both our visiting families to stay with us
Dear Miss Manners: Two months ago, my parents asked if they could stay with my fiancée and me for a few nights. (They live in a different part of the country.) After checking with my fiancée ...
Cleveland.com19d
Miss Manners: You look good, despite being ancient
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it bad manners to tell an old person that she looks young for her age? GENTLE READER: Can’t you just tell her how good she looks? Miss Manners is aware that the society ...
MLive19d
Miss Manners: My mother-in-law is grieving, but I don’t want to do anything for her
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My difficult mother-in-law has lost her husband. I don’t want to do anything for her, since she never appreciates it and always wants more. But I feel bad for her, since she ...
Oregonian19d
Miss Manners: Why did my concern for a woman’s safety get a rebuke from gym management?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a 67-year-old man who works out regularly at a gym. The gym is open 24/7, and members have a key fob to enter since it is not always staffed. I was exercising at 9 p.m ...
Sun Sentinel20d
Miss Manners: They have parties for everything — and all of them require gifts
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have friends who seem to think every little milestone should be celebrated like a small wedding. They hold celebrations and attach a wish list, sometimes with hundreds of ...
NJ.com20d
Miss Manners: Pregnant woman wants to host a co-ed party ... not a baby shower, not a gender reveal
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am pregnant, and I’d like to host a coed party to celebrate it. Not a baby shower: I do not want any gifts, and I do not want anyone else to have to shoulder the burden of ...
MLive20d
Miss Manners: Greedy friends turn every little milestone into gift-grabbing event
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have friends who seem to think every little milestone should be celebrated like a small wedding. They hold celebrations and attach a wish list, sometimes with hundreds of ...