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DEAR MISS MANNERS: I had a quick cough, just a tickle. Do I have to apologize to the people around me? I didn’t do it ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I shared a cute photo of my daughter with several other mothers by creating a group text. It was a single ...
One of her standard jabs is to bring me a gift with an insult attached. How does a polite person respond to repeated insults ...
Her skirts or sundresses keep getting shorter. I avert my eyes, but I have seen more of her anatomy than I care to.
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a party host calling police when an intoxicated ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I hosted a longtime friend of mine for 10 days at our home. She had told me she enjoys ...
Among other things, I have a catheter and use a wheelchair. She often says she wants to “take me out on the town” to “get ...
A reader with physical and mental disabilities doesn’t know how to tell her friend she doesn’t want to “go out on the town ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m seeking some guidance on how best to navigate my dietary restrictions with grace. I have celiac ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have skills and interests that are rather unusual in modern times. I enjoy these hobbies immensely, though I make a point of not bringing them up with new acquaintances, since ...
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