MISS MANNERS
Miss Manners: Be careful in how you meet the girl of your dreams 
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a gentleman in my 20s and work in a very large office building. I am absolutely smitten (!) by a most angelic young lady who also works in the building. We cross paths in the lobby at least weekly and exchange repeated glances and smiles.
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , April 27, 2013
Miss Manners: Electronic devices offer limitless opportunities to be rude
DEAR MISS MANNERS: We hosted a dinner for a female friend of ours, and after dessert we retired to the family room to watch a one-hour episode of a top-rated program. Our guest wasn’t interested in the show and proceeded to take out her phone and check email, or something.
I found this to be very rude.
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , April 13, 2013
Miss Manners: Friends don’t let friends drink while wearing gloves
DEAR MISS MANNERS: In a popular televised British period drama, the ladies were shown at a ball accepting cups of punch and drinking them while wearing long evening gloves. The time was about 1925.
Was eating or drinking while wearing gloves proper then, and is it now? And if not, how and when does a lady remove her gloves in order not to make a spectacle of herself? I gather that she does properly wear gloves while dancing.
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , April 06, 2013
Miss Manners: Joining upper class is about more than money
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I wish to climb the social ladder.
Right now, I am a preschool teacher, but I plan on making a complete career change, and would like to already have connections with the “right” people to help ensure my success.
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , March 30, 2013
Miss Manners: If you throw your own party, be a good host
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Was it tacky of me to throw my own birthday party? I wanted to use my birthday as an excuse to have a fun party, so I invited friends, who all agreed in advance to share the cost of pizza, and I provided cake and cookies.
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , March 16, 2013
Miss Manners: Telling white lies to friends is presumed excusable
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why do some people feel it necessary to lie to those they know and appear to love, while they are uncomfortable telling a little white lie to strangers?
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , March 09, 2013
Miss Manners: Victims of tragedy need not declare how they feel
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been thinking about the standards of television news after violent tragedies. Some of the questions posed to people being interviewed strike me as both non-newsworthy and rude.
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , February 23, 2013
Miss Manners: Don’t give sweetheart gift that may lead to dispute
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Would you please give me one or two examples of what would be considered an acceptable gift to present to someone I enjoy spending time with and am seeing on a regular basis?
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , February 16, 2013
Miss Manners: It’s surprising what can be eaten with a fork
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I must have been born about a hundred years too late, because I have always delighted in the specialized flatware that was so loved in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , February 09, 2013
Miss Manners: Oh say can you see others standing up at the bar?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: When sitting in a sports bar during the Super Bowl at the time the singing of the national anthem is broadcast on TV, is it proper for the patrons to sit or stand? Or is either response proper?
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , February 02, 2013
Miss Manners: E-cigarette or not, it’s impolite to smoke in public
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Where is it impolite to e-smoke? Does modern etiquette differ from historical smoking etiquette, when it was common and socially acceptable to smoke? In particular, is it improper to e-smoke when giving a large speech?
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , January 26, 2013
Miss Manners: Bragging should occur out of the public eye
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it rude to announce via social networking your acceptance to a (highly competitive) college? How can I tell people my accomplishments while still being humble?
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , January 19, 2013
Miss Manners: ‘Buffet’ is perfectly fine for invite
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am the queen of a Mardi Gras krewe and am hosting a semiformal Queen’s Party. I will be serving a buffet but don’t want to use the word “buffet.” Is there another, “classier” word I can use?
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , January 12, 2013
Miss Manners: Knife placement is convenient for eating, not attacking
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Why, in the traditional table settings, do knife edges face toward the plate when it seems more convenient to have them facing out?
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , December 15, 2012
Miss Manners: Avoid couple’s gift grab with polite RSVP
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Upon opening what I thought would be a wedding invitation from good friends, I found, printed on very nice stationery...
By Miss Manners, Judith Martin , December 01, 2012
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