Miss Manners: Getting ghosted, then guilted is galling

GENTLE READER: If you believe that people should behave politely and treat one another with respect, then you and Miss ...

Miss Manners: I’ve wondered for six years if I handled my dinner faux pas correctly

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin offers advice on w,hat to do when food falls during a meal.

No One Follows These 11 Old School Dining Etiquette Rules Anymore

Dining culture has shifted away from stuffy appearances and moved toward having a good time, but you might still have some of ...

Miss Manners: How can I be accused of ‘ghosting’ when you never communicate with me either?

GENTLE READER: If you believe that people should behave politely and treat one another with respect, then you and Miss ...

Miss Manners: In a society that seems to prize ‘being who you want,’ where does one draw the line?

GENTLE READER: If you believe that people should behave politely and treat one another with respect, then you and Miss ...

Miss Manners: I dropped lettuce on our first date and still wonder what to do

GENTLE READER: Ideally, there would be an unobserved moment when you could snag it back onto your plate with a fork or napkin ...

Miss Manners: Is there a proper way to indicate I accept the ghosting?

GENTLE READER: If you believe that people should behave politely and treat one another with respect, then you and Miss ...
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Getting ghosted, then guilted, gets galling

How can you be responsible for ghosting someone when they never write to you? Just because I have decided to accept their silence, and return it to them, doesn’ t mean I don’ t care. However, Miss ...

Miss Manners: How can you ghost someone if they ghosted you first?

GENTLE READER: Tell the friend/spouse/child who is goading you about this that the ghosted does not become the ghoster. And that it would be wildly insulting to write a letter to Emily/Everett/Eli — ...

Miss Manners: Years ago I dropped a piece of lettuce, and I’m still thinking about it

GENTLE READER: Ideally, there would be an unobserved moment when you could snag it back onto your plate with a fork or napkin ...

Miss Manners: If you adopt my gift-giving philosophy, you’ll never fret about thank-you cards

Gifts, to me, are not a chore and not an obligation. If I get a thank-you card, it is nice, but I do not see any obligation ...