DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are approaching our 40th anniversary. Friends and family have already begun to mention the upcoming ...

GENTLE READER: This may come as a shock, but etiquette does not care how your house is laid out (or whether or not you have a ...

Dear Eric: I have been in a wonderful, committed relationship for nine years; we do not live together. We are both advanced ...

Kids who don't learn good manners aren't just at risk of being rude, they may also suffer socially and professionally as adults. Teaching manners is a form of empathy training, and that's good for ...

We blame kids for bad behaviour, but the truth is adults have quietly stopped teaching basic manners. Without these lessons, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you think about employers who let their children come around the workplace to sell goodies to their employees? And worse yet, what about when the boss himself escorts his ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you think about employers who let their children come around the workplace to sell goodies to their employees? And worse yet, what about when the boss himself escorts his ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Just after Thanksgiving each year, my young nieces send out a letter to the extended family that contains their “Letter to Santa,” outlining the things they would like as gifts.

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Miss Manners: They saved me from a killer tomato. What’s the appropriate response? Miss Manners: The woman in the store insulted me. I’m not happy about how I responded. Miss Manners: I claimed to ...

You only get one chance to make a first impression, so you better make it a good one. And some young ladies and gentlemen will be doing just that at social events this holiday season after being ...

An etiquette program in Alexandria teaches children social skills. Students in first through fifth grade learn manners such as shaking hands and proper table settings. The course, taught by Carolyn ...