GENTLE READER: Next time the cousin proposes a get-together, give an equally vague response: “That would be great.” Breaking ...

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Host who doesn’t drink wants to start cleaning up when husband and guests start getting drunk during dinner parties.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My co-worker and I have a routine where we eat lunch together. We like to joke and talk during lunch. A new person started working here and basically invited herself to lunch ...

Dear Miss Manners: My co-worker and I have a routine where we eat lunch together. We like to joke and talk during lunch. A new person started working here, and basically invited herself to lunch ...

Ethan and I would be happy to sleep in the hall.” DEAR MISS MANNERS: Fifty years ago, an old love and I parted ways. We haven’t remained in touch, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a certified public accountant who frequently entertains clients and business associates during lunch and dinner meetings. I also enjoy hosting family and friends at ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: The first time my friend left me waiting for her for an hour when we had plans to meet for lunch, I expressed my displeasure. She defended herself with the same excuses she used ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I treated a friend to lunch, but when we entered the restaurant, she mentioned that someplace else was better. I was a little taken aback and thought it was just an unconscious ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My work friend has asked me to lunch a few times, but I just can’t afford to go out. I don’t want to assume she is treating me, ...

She was in the hall last summer, and it doesn’t seem fair. Ethan and I would be happy to sleep in the hall.” DEAR MISS MANNERS: Fifty years ago, an old love and I parted ways.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boss let me know that my co-workers have often “told on me,” reporting when I arrive back to work three minutes late from lunch or leave a few minutes early (to make sure ...