DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live on a private lane of just five houses, each with large surrounding fields. After mowing my ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you do if you say something pleasant to someone, or ask them a question, and they totally ignore you? Related Articles Miss Manners: Did I deserve to be scolded about the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper greeting when being introduced to someone? Related Articles Miss Manners: I blocked my neighbor’s texts. Now she’s leaving gifts on my porch. Miss Manners: Did I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my mother passed away some years ago, my brother and his wife placed a stuffed black cat toy in her casket. My mother had owned several black cats. Months later, I was opening ...

There are three things Southerners take very seriously: fried food, college football, and good manners. These quotes about manners remind us why they are so important.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at the head of a line to vote; the precinct wasn’t crowded, and no one’s wait was long. The precinct volunteer encountered a problem that prompted her to seek help, and I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A co-worker invited a few people and their spouses over to watch a popular sporting event. Miss Manners: Am I breaking the bride’s rule with my choice of plus-one? Miss Manners: How ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I was growing up, my mother was adamant that I learn proper manners, especially at the dinner table. Bad table manners were my mother’s pet peeve, and they became mine, as well ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I accompanied my wife to the funeral of a former co-worker. Afterward, at an informal reception, my wife was chatting up a man I recognized from high school debate competitions 50 ...