When I experienced a loss, close friends had no interest in supporting me. I was told that I should recognize that everyone ...

I have tried to be there for my friends, not only because of this lesson, but because I genuinely want to help them at a ...

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GENTLE READER: New (and unpleasant) as is your realization, you need only look to the many cliches about fair-weather friends ...

To be clear, Miss Manners has never liked sending money as a present. But the thought of a young child who has been used to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I took a long cross-country flight, during which I was assigned the middle seat. The gentleman seated by ...

I have tried to be there for my friends, not only because of this lesson, but because I genuinely want to help them at a difficult time. However, when I experienced a loss, I was shocked that others ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the ancient problem of fair-weather friends who disappear during times of personal crisis.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to dealing with a younger couple who constantly verify statements on their phones, often using unreliable sources.

GENTLE READER: When you say you were very pointedly watching the movie, Miss Manners understands you to mean that, in spite ...

GENTLE READER: The proper response lies between those two extremes. By saying, “Thank you for your apology,” you accept it without suggesting that the infraction was unimportant. But you also avoid ...