“Open when... you miss me,” one of the envelopes read. Each letter followed a similar pattern, instructing the mom from Tifton, Georgia, to open a note when she was feeling lonely, ...

Dear Miss Manners: After the easing of pandemic lockdowns, an old friend came over for dinner, just the two of us. It’s been a long pandemic for all of us, but especially for her. She had to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I would like you to address behavior at the open mic at a funeral. Some people have a knack for comforting the grieving and eliciting gentle laughter with a sweet story.

Although a shower’s main event, if you can call it that, is to open presents, Miss Manners has no objection to skipping it. It hardly qualifies as entertainment, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A young cousin of mine graduated from high school this spring and will be going to college in the fall. I asked his mother what celebrations they were planning; she responded ...