In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the ethics of repurposing a stuffed black cat toy ...

To be clear, Miss Manners has never liked sending money as a present. But the thought of a young child who has been used to ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when automated responses are acceptable and why ...

But the link between not talking to the neighbors and the breakdown in civility is cause and effect. Why be considerate of ...

Miss Manners would be afraid she would forget, only to be reminded upon squishily standing up. Fearing the same outcome, not ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the social obligations when witnessing potentially ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader facing daily calls demanding gift ideas despite preferring thoughtfully selected presents that reflect personal ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the social acceptability of phone conversations in ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the etiquette of pointing out typos and factual mistakes in a friend's nonfiction work.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a caregiver with bipolar disorder who is trying to ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the awkward workplace dilemma that affects ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One evening, quite late at night, I received a long, impassioned text from a stranger by mistake. In it, he talked about having had a “wonderful few hours” with someone and hoped to ...