Miss Manners: We want to turn our living room into a playroom for our child

GENTLE READER: This may come as a shock, but etiquette does not care how your house is laid out (or whether or not you have a ...

Miss Manners: What rooms does etiquette require me to have in my home?

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Miss Manners: New homeowner questions etiquette of an unusual room use plan

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Miss Manners: Do I need to say something about why I was dressed like that?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in the process of searching for a home for myself, my spouse and our young child. It will be a slight ...

Miss Manners: Would it be rude for us to entertain guests in our kitchen?

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Dear Miss Manners: Co-workers saw me in a revealing outfit. Now what?

Dear Miss Manners: I attended a music festival, where I wore pasties instead of a top. While there, I actually ran into a ...

Miss Manners: I want to entertain, but my space is small; what rooms am I required have for guests?

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MLive

Miss Manners: TV politics made visit to friend’s house so unpleasant

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I went to stay with a dear friend of many years who had moved several states away. Never having stayed at her house before, I was dismayed to find that the television in the main ...
New York Post

The bigger your house is, the more miserable you are: ‘Even if you live in a castle, you’ll say it’s not Windsor Castle’

Forget the walk-in closets, extra wings and underutilized “bonus rooms.” A growing body of research suggests that when it comes to house size, bigger may not be better — it might just be making ...
MLive

Miss Manners: I’m invited to family’s home, but can’t access it in my wheelchair

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Over the last decade, I lost my mobility and now use a wheelchair. The family of my partner still invites both of us to family events at their home, even though it is inaccessible ...
NJ.com

Miss Manners: So, it’s not polite to say ‘you’re welcome’?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I regret to tell you that, in the modern parlance, “You’re welcome” isn’t polite. It is currently more polite to say “No problem” or “No worries,” which imply that whatever was done ...
syracuse.com

Miss Manners: I don’t care if your book has printed edges, facing it spine-in on the shelf is stupid

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am appalled at the current practice on TV home decor shows of placing books with their titles to the wall. It is a huge fad. I keep waiting for one of the hosts to realize that ...