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

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: ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where "things like this don't happen." My other two boys received a call to come immediately to their dad's home, where it ...