I know this will probably sound trivial, but: Who should decide who gets the leftover birthday cake? See? I told you it was ...

I am on a very limited income. A stamp is nearly a dollar, and that dollar can buy me a can of generic soup. I get free ...

A letter writer who baked her nephew’s birthday cake wonders whether she or the birthday boy should decide who gets the ...

Should I give up a meal to send someone a thank-you note in the mail? Are their delicate sensibilities more important than me ...

My sister-in-law said that the cake belonged to the birthday boy and that even though I made it, it wasn’t mine.

A letter writer asks whether it is proper etiquette to host a housewarming party for a man and woman who are building a house ...

The bride wants to know how to properly shame the non-gift-givers Miss Manners: He’s constantly paying for me, but no one ...

Is the cake part of his birthday present? Or is the hostess or the baker the one who decides how the food should be ...

The oddest thing started happening to me when I reached my 80s: Strangers began approaching me to tell me how beautiful I am.

As a woman in her 70s who looks her age, I increasingly find myself in situations where service people talk down to me. They ...

The oddest thing started happening to me when I reached my 80s: Strangers began approaching me to tell me how beautiful I am.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader in her 70s who does not appreciate ...