Miss Manners suggests you try spontaneity and not overthink the situation. If you happen to make eye contact, a shy, endearing smile is fine. But if they do not return your gaze, keep it moving.

Meg McGuffin, Miss Alabama 2015, was the emcee for 2025 Miss Alabama Friday preliminaries at Samford University’s Wright Center in Birmingham, Ala., Friday, June 27, 2025.

Life & Culture Miss Manners: Longtime friend stayed with us for 10 days, joked about how to get out of paying her way Published: Jun. 26, 2025, 6:00 a.m. By Judith Martin ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have discovered that my husband’s small business has been sending out birthday/anniversary cards addressed to clients by their first names (e.g., Joe Smith).

The Miss Alabama 2025 competition is set for June 25-28 at Samford University’s Wright Center, 872 Montague Drive in Birmingham. Preliminary competitions are set for Wednesday through Friday ...

Advice Miss Manners: I got food poisoning from my friend’s cooking, should I say something? Published: Jul. 19, 2025, 3:00 a.m.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I need to know if I am justified in feeling miffed. Let me set the scene: I was the second of three people waiting in line to pay for our purchases at a local shop in our small ...

Miss Manners feels reasonably certain that if you execute that last part successfully, most people will acquiesce. If you want to tailor it to different generations for maximum effect, you might ...

Advice Miss Manners: She won’t shut up about how blessed she is, and I dread talking to her Plus: I can’t stop thinking about a better response to this woman’s rudeness ...

Advice Miss Manners: ‘It’s not COVID’ is the new ‘excuse me’ after coughing, sneezing Published: Jul. 01, 2025, 3:00 p.m.

Dear Miss Manners: One of the highlights of our trip to Paris was an opera performance at the Palais Garnier. The opera, “Medee” by Cherubini, is in excess of four hours, with two brief ...