Miss Manners suggests a compromise. At the beginning of the party, tell your hosts that you hope they will forgive you in ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have always struggled to get along with my mother-in-law. We are very different in tastes and ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have always struggled to get along with my mother-in-law. We are very different in tastes and ...

Dear Miss Manners: I have always struggled to get along with my mother-in-law. We are very different in tastes and ...

My mother-in-law has been expressing her dismay that she could not choose her son’s wife, and so she has to put up with me.

So you could wear a black armband, although it may attract more attention than you want. As another possibility, Miss Manners ...

Miss Manners: I just found out what my mother-in-law has been saying about me Miss Manners: I got in a cupholder argument with another concertgoer. Which of us was right? Miss Manners: How can I ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to dealing with a critical and outspoken mother-in-law while maintaining family bonds.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is dying. I’ve fixated on a stupid issue, probably because I don’t want to imagine life without him: What does a widow wear? The idea of wearing jeans and T ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is dying. I’ve fixated on a stupid issue, probably because I don’t want to imagine life without him: What does a widow wear? The idea of wearing jeans and T ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is dying. I’ve fixated on a stupid issue, probably because I don’t want to imagine life without him: What does a widow wear? The idea of wearing jeans and T ...