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

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 ...

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

A bouquet of LEGO roses that lasts forever is the perfect gift to give if you are in a long distance relationship. I am picky ...

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

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

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.

We have friends who seem to think every little milestone should be celebrated like a small wedding. They hold celebrations and attach a wish list, sometimes with hundreds of gift ideas, to every ...

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 ...

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

This season, several quarterbacks, including Patrick Mahomes, Justin Herbert, Brock Purdy, and Joe Burrow, continued the tradition of gifting their offensive linemen Christmas pres ...