One minute you're planning your future together, the next you can't bear the thought of them touching your hand.
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to arranging forks when serving salad with dinner.
I’ve tried staring vacantly off into space, but it doesn’t seem to be noticed. How can I suggest we simply talk about current ...
We all know the unspoken rules of dining out with a group of friends. When the bill arrives, to save the waiter a headache ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: Now that I’m widowed, I am eating breakfast out with friends more frequently. Eggs often need a little ...
Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...
DEAR EMBARRASSED: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without success, focus on scaling back your get-togethers, keeping them casual. If ...
GENTLE READER: No. And not just because etiquette and Miss Manners condemn it (black looks funereal at a wedding, and black ...
Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...
Dear Annie: I don’t normally write in, but your advice to “Balancing Burdens,” the woman who was on the fence about telling ...
The way she held her utensils and kept her head almost in her plate was noticeable, and some people moved to another table.
Dear Embarrassed: You’re right that table manners matter, but so does tact. Since you’ve already tried mentioning it without ...