In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin addresses the issue of friends who host numerous gift-centric ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am pregnant, and I’d like to host a coed party to celebrate it.

I feel guilty declining these invitations, but at the same time, I honestly believe these are just gift-grabbing events.

I would like to just decline the invitations, but it has been expressed to me that I should let the host know why I’m ...

I feel guilty declining these invitations, but at the same time, I honestly believe these are just gift-grabbing events.

Valentine's Day is fast approaching and if you want to treat your special someone to a special treat without breaking the ...

GENTLE READER: Indeed, there are people who think of life as a series of gift-grabbing events. And there are others who assume that people only marry, go to school or have children in order to collect ...

Presents may be customary, but they are not compulsory. Therefore, you could attend the parties but choose not to add to the ...

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...

Employees who work in Sidney are getting a big thank you in the form of a $200 perk pass. The 'Work in Sidney Perk Pass' ...

However, Miss Manners sadly notes that it does sound as if that is what your friends are doing. That they can manage to keep ...