My first inclination is to ask them if they understand what “RSVP” means, or just to drop them from the list next year.
Social value should not be measured by a child’s birthday party. (Or bat mitzvah. Or quinceanera. Or wedding.) ...
I recognized his name as being a man I had briefly dated in college. I replied that we would be delighted to receive the wine ...
I can understand not using spoons anymore but find it very weird not to have a knife. So I always get one myself. Even though they know I always want a knife, they still don’t give me one. When I ...
A friend of my wife’s always calls her using videoconferencing. Always. My wife is from the South, and is reluctant to ask ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am planning a birthday party for my 3-year-old daughter. Last year, for her second birthday, we did a ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader asking how to address a close friend and ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I received a wedding invitation with no physical return address. It directed me to scan a QR code to ...
I was at a restaurant, seated with seven others. The wine steward came to our table with a bottle of wine, saying that a ...
A reader is frustrated by a close friend who constantly checks social media at restaurants and concerts, and a ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a parent anxious about losing social status at ...