GENTLE READER: Funny. Miss Manners is more accustomed to being asked how to stay out of beauty salon conversations, not how ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have been friends for many years with a married couple and their adult son. They are very wealthy and ...

OPINION — Judith Martin is among my favorite American newspaper columnists. She is best known by her nom de plume, Miss ...

So Miss Manners suggests you save yourself a search for pre-printed matter, get out a plain piece of paper (or one with just ...

A gracious letter, paired with a token present that shows you pay attention to their style, is perfect. Other than that, Miss ...

She's often hosted at vacation homes, sometimes without the owners present. What sort of gift can she give in thanks?

The mother of the bride said that not everyone was invited to the nuptials because “perhaps they couldn’t afford to go out of ...

I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning that everyone was asked to ...

A letter writer is offended they were invited to the wedding shower but not the wedding of a friend’s daughter.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was invited to a shower for a friend’s daughter’s wedding. It was called a “suitcase” shower, meaning ...

If you are looking for validation that it was an insult to wave the wedding invitation in front of you — and announce that ...