When the time comes to select ideas for gifts for assistants, ponder what their day-to-day challenges and routines entail.

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

A reader is tired of accepting a friend’s invitations to every milestone party, which are really just gift-grabs; an ...

Love is in the air, and Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. It’s that special time of year to celebrate your ...

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.

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

Now, let’s talk about the ultimate comfort gift—a fancy cozy blanket. Who doesn’t love wrapping up in warmth? This super-soft ...

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

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 ...

Does the letter writer need to explain why they’re not attending all their friends’ big parties?

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