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

They went to dinner with her husband’s colleague and his wife – who very rudely shut down a conversation with the letter ...

I should have gotten over this by now, but I fantasize about having left the table in some way. What should I have done? I ...

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 ...

Dear Miss Manners: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, ...

With no ushers or signage available for guidance, we selected option C as the most sensible. This apparently was incorrect, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Médée” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief intermissions.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the dilemma of consuming refreshments at Paris's ...

Obviously, eating before the performance is an option, but dining quickly in a Paris restaurant is easier said than done.

Why would anyone prefer a flimsy piece of paper to an all-purpose little cloth for mopping up life’s frequent spills, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One of the highlights of our Paris trip was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Medee” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief intermissions. We ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m in my late 70s and enjoy spending time with my adult children. My son-in-law drives a van, which is very hard for me to get into. I would prefer to take our car, ...