Dear Miss Manners: Dinner parties and entertaining are not the only currencies of friendship. I frequently gave rides to a friend of mine, who later bought a nice home and began hosting dinner parties ...

Miss Manners: My roommate has her own room, so why does she entertain her boyfriend in my space? Miss Manners: The bride sent this off-putting text. I’m tempted to ignore it. Miss Manners: According ...

Dear Miss Manners: At a dinner event I attended at a hotel, the tables were 10-foot rounds with tablecloths that went to the floor. The dinner was buffet style, but we were all wearing semiformal ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I were hosting a casual dinner party in our home for two couples we like very much. One couple brought their two children, who get along well with my two children. I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, this is not a problem, as I can politely excuse myself from any events ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I moved to the U.S., I found quite a bit of difference in the dinner party etiquette compared to my home country. When an American co-worker invited me and other friends for ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My sister likes to throw dinner parties. She goes all out with her best dishes and crystal, along with the menu. Related Articles Miss Manners: My husband’s brother seems to think ...

GENTLE READER: Your desire not to sully genuine friendships with what is essentially a business transaction, albeit one for a good cause, is entirely in line with Miss Manners’ own thinking on the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I were hosting a casual dinner party in our home for two couples we like very much. One couple brought their two children, who get along well with my two children. I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boyfriend and I live together, with roommates, in a big house. Related Articles Miss Manners: I find my teenage grandson’s public prayer horrifying Miss Manners: Am I allowed to ...