DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I dine out often. I use my napkin and have good manners, but even so, there are times that I apparently get small particles of food on my face. When this happens, my ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been a vegetarian for 15 years. It never fails that once a fellow diner finds out this information, they immediately take it upon themselves to read aloud everything on the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother’s grown child is transitioning from female to male and is now called Gary. I love Gary and accept his choices. My brother is having a hard time. Gary has a toddler who ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While acknowledging gratitude for being invited to quite a few social events, how do I decline an invitation that I have little interest in attending? (Yes, I gladly attend special ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I live in a small, rural community where reputation is very important. He is a serious alcoholic, which results in him missing activities where his presence is ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What are some polite, humble alternatives to “I may be wrong, but ...”? I find myself increasingly defaulting to this phrase when, as far as I can tell, I’m not wrong. Usually, the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have taken note of repeat inquiries about how to deal with not being invited to a wedding -- presumably, though not always in so many words, without being a jerk in return. I ...