How can I politely invite someone to my home but also indicate that they should not bring their friends or family with them?

Miss Manners agrees that ultimatums with friends can be awkward, but in this case, a time limit would have been helpful. Or ...

I invited a friend to go to a show with a limited run, and mentioned in my invitation that it was almost sold out.

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In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling awkward social situations when your ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband’s cousin and her husband live a few miles away from us. While their parents were fairly close ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a tremor in my hands, worse in my dominant hand, and it affects my table manners. In public, I try ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband’s cousin and her husband live a few miles away from us. While their parents were fairly close ...

Money Manners is 9honey Money's weekly column that deals with money etiquette matters that can be the cause of many an ...

Husband’s small business sends out holiday cards to clients without including their titles.

Uninvited neighbors keep showing up to the letter writer’s gatherings. Dear Miss Manners: How can I politely invite someone ...