DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter acted poorly and has now been distancing herself from one of her good friends. This is the second time in a few years she has done this. I’ve spoken to her for weeks, ...

Teaching children that they have a right to any seat they want, real or imaginary, is rude, Miss Manners says.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: After asking my dinner guests not to bring any dishes, some still do. My question is what do do when Person A shows up with a dish, and Person B — lovely, lovely Person B, who was ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a very close friend I have known for a long time. I enjoy seeing her and her husband. However, whenever we go out to dinner, she always tells me to make the restaurant ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Like so many others, I have a mother-in-law whom I can only tolerate for short periods of time. For context, my significant other and I live together and are basically married, ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was invited to a dinner party and to watch an awards show on TV. One of the hosts yelled repeatedly ...

But Miss Manners recognizes that you really, really want to explain the name choice -- and she wishes to reward your ...