Whether you are invited to dinner to meet your partner ... bottle of wine to a family or friend’s Thanksgiving dinner, courtesy of etiquette experts. Healthy Thanksgiving side dishes: Here ...

Even the most polite American tourists may be surprised by this social etiquette rule in France, one that could lead to a ...

When someone invites you to dinner and ... Traditional etiquette suggests that the person who extends the invitation should cover the cost. However, nowadays many people consider splitting ...

Implying that there’s more fun to be had elsewhere isn’t the only way you can botch your response to a social invitation.

My friend could easily have afforded to pick up the check for the gathering. I’m certainly glad I had the money to cover ours ...

An acquaintance recently invited me and my family to dinner. Caught up in the moment ... didn’t want to risk hurting her feelings. As an etiquette writer for more than a decade, I really ...

GENTLE READER: The wording is unfortunate, but Miss Manners is guessing that it is not intended to say that you can’t come to ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the etiquette of a guest who delayed dinner by ...

I always thought that the rehearsal dinner was for out-of-town guests. At a recent wedding, only the wedding party was invited to the rehearsal dinner — with no spouses. The groom’s family had ...