GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...

They went to dinner with her husband’s colleague and his wife – who very rudely shut down a conversation with the letter ...

The wife shut me down immediately with something along the lines of, “I’d rather listen to what the men are talking about.” ...

Dear Miss Manners: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...

Dear Miss Manners: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had ...

With no ushers or signage available for guidance, we selected option C as the most sensible. This apparently was incorrect, ...

I should have gotten over this by now, but I fantasize about having left the table in some way. What should I have done? I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Médée” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief intermissions.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had not met the colleague or his wife prior to the dinner. The men promised ...

Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done.

Why would anyone prefer a flimsy piece of paper to an all-purpose little cloth for mopping up life’s frequent spills, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother and his wife were visiting me for a week. During that week, I was invited to a barbecue at the ...