DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a teetotaler. My husband and most of our friends are avid connoisseurs of wine and spirits. Normally, ...

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Gentle Reader: Curiously, the alcohol is clouding everyone’s judgment in this case — even yours, and you are not partaking.

The men promised they wouldn’t talk shop, but they did -- throughout the entire meal. There was no inclusion of us women. I ...

Gobsmacked, I just shrank back in the seat and ate my dinner. As my husband and I were leaving, I told him what had happened ...

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

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to if a teetotaler host can leave when the party turns to a drinking session.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a family member who has done well for herself. She and her partner are in their early 50s and never ...

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The wife shut me down immediately with something along the lines of, “I’d rather listen to what the men are talking about.” ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A very long time ago, my husband and I were invited to dinner at a restaurant by a colleague of his. I had not met the colleague or his wife prior to the dinner. The men promised ...

GENTLE READER: Memorize this phrase and repeat it after every brag: “How nice FOR you.” For some reason, Miss Manners finds ...