DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend whom I very much treasured has ceased to be my friend. After 12 years of travel adventures, Saturday afternoons at markets, deep conversations over coffee, visiting ...
If you’re sure that they do know you’re covering the cost personally, then yes, they should thank you; that’s basic good manners. That doesn’t mean they need to send a written thank-you note, but they ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our town is a typical suburb of a large city. It was originally settled by German farmers, but over the years, it has become an affluent sprawl of subdivisions and strip malls.
Dear Miss Manners: I’m a man who is 6-foot-6 and 62 years old. My entire life, I have found myself bent in half when greeting women for whom a welcome hug is appropriate. My aunties, cousins ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our town is a typical suburb of a large city. It was originally settled by German farmers, but over the years, it has become an affluent sprawl of subdivisions and strip malls.