I’ve been told that my reply was rude, and one lady even remarked that my parents might be better off the way things are.

I have responded by telling them politely that the issue is a private family matter, and that I prefer not to discuss it with ...

Never mind that you, Miss Manners and probably your old family friends know you will not. The fact that you appear to be ...

I am regularly approached by well-intentioned acquaintances, urging me to mend fences with my grieving parents; I never know ...

BBC Sounds is to release new visualised episodes of the wildly popular podcast, Miss Me?. Hosted by best pals Lily Allen and ...

What I am left thinking is, should I have been more visibly upset, even angry, that she had damaged one of my nicer jackets?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A while back, a colleague of mine said that he and his wife would like to invite me over for dinner at ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A while back, a colleague of mine said that he and his wife would like to invite me over for dinner at ...

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After a stranger’s cigarette left a burn on his jacket, this man is confused about whether his reaction was appropriate; a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A while back, a colleague of mine said that he and his wife would like to invite me over for dinner at ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A while back, a colleague of mine said that he and his wife would like to invite me over for dinner at ...