DEAR MISS MANNERS: How do you go about declining when someone who just isn’t your type asks you out or asks for your phone number? I have been nice and said things like, “I’m not dating right now,” or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am getting married in a traditional church ceremony. My father, who will be giving me away, has refused to wear a tuxedo on the grounds that it is a “monkey suit,” even though all ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the last decade, I lost my mobility and now use a wheelchair. The family of my partner still invites both of us to family events at their home, even though it is inaccessible ...

Dear Miss Manners: I had a choking incident at the office today when I inhaled a cherry tomato. One of my direct reports did the Heimlich maneuver and helped loosen it, and then one of the guys from ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was at a store with narrow aisles. I turned down an aisle where there were two women with carts. Related Articles Miss Manners: I don’t mind questions about my hair, except these ...

Dear Miss Manners: How can you be responsible for ghosting someone when they never write to you? Just because I have decided to accept their silence, and return it to them, doesn’t mean I don’t care.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend came to a dinner party and brought with her the tin I had given her at Christmas. It had been filled with homemade curried nuts, and she had eaten those and washed out the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in my friend’s wedding a year ago, and now her anniversary is coming up. However, in the last six months, it does not seem like the marriage is going well, and I’m honestly ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Several years ago, a divorced woman exactly my age moved in next door. I liked her very much and tried to become friends with her. Although she was chatty enough outside the house, ...