His clients are professionals between the ages of 30 and 90. I believe that most of them were raised during a time of proper ...

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the rule on inviting someone to accompany you to a play that’s close to being sold out, and they don’t respond to your invitation in a timely way?

That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...

Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.

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

I can afford to rent an apartment and meet my monthly loan payments, but my parents have threatened to repossess the car they ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

"I love my parents, and I want to help shoulder the burden I placed on them by choosing to attend college, but I feel I’m ...

Now that I can afford to move out, my parents insist that I stay with them. They forbid me to move until I pay off the ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

A concerned grandmother wrote to Dear Abby after learning her 17-year-old granddaughter’s boyfriend is drinking heavily. Abby ...