My daughter doesn’t share the same etiquette as I do on certain things ... Just because someone is paying for a wedding does not mean that their decisions should dominate, Miss Manners has often said.

Years later, my father died suddenly. My uncle was supportive to me then, and my boyfriend was cordial to him as a kindness ...

GENTLE READER: It is to our credit, Miss Manners believes, that Americans have an awkward relationship with those who serve ...

and that while you would be pleased to have him at your wedding, you have to decline his offer to act in place of your father ...

My daughter doesn’t share the same etiquette as I do ... because someone is paying for a wedding does not mean that their decisions should dominate, Miss Manners has often said.

(Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; or ...

The family members feel entitled to swan in and out, talk with each other and with her ... all while she works to prepare ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wonderful partner and I will soon be attending his son’s wedding. This will be the first time he’ll see a lot of his former in-laws and friends since the divorce a few years ago, ...

My daughter doesn’t share the same etiquette as I do ... because someone is paying for a wedding does not mean that their decisions should dominate, Miss Manners has often said.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who is unsure how to properly eat oysters.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young adult who bought a home in one of the highest-cost resort areas of the country — a purchase that strains me financially, but is well worth it. While I love my ...