What do you say to someone who says they were going to give you something, "but..." Two things that have actually happened to me:. What would Miss Manners have said?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Some relatives and I were told of a baby shower for a distant cousin. No formal invitations were sent; we ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m currently living in a so-called “luxury” apartment that was built just last year, and I pay a significant ...

DEAR SLEEPY: Write the couple a note and explain that for the last six months their car alarm has been waking you up. Point ...

"What’s the most respectful way to address this issue with the family, given that we’ve had limited interaction with them?" ...

"I said I need a break from talking with her. She was somewhat defensive and told me how she feels she’s always been ...

I am a non-observant Jew. My spiritual beliefs are very personal, and I don’t discuss them casually. My mother became a ...

Gasant Abarder has used his #SliceofGasant column to make an impassioned plea to the president of Bangladesh to grant him ...

Coleen Nolan advises a reader who feels stuck in the middle but still wants to defend a friend who is getting picked on after a drunken kiss ...

What is the appropriate thing to do or say when one’s restaurant order is wrong? I simply ate the salad and said nothing.

DEAR ABBY: Last year, I gave my dad a cool flashlight for his birthday. It was rechargeable and had a feature that made it ...

Evelyn Pinto: "They took away my right to have rights in my country, but they have not silenced or broken me." ...