DEAR MISS MANNERS: Dinner parties and entertaining are not the only currencies of friendship.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I are good friends with a couple who were kind enough to cook us some delicious food. They brought back ingredients from their country of origin the last time they ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a very small apartment whose contents and decor I have curated according to my specific needs and taste. But even friends who know this about me give me gifts of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a very small apartment whose contents and decor I have curated according to my specific needs and taste. But even friends who know this about me give me gifts of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend called me asking if she could crash at my place that same day. I thought that was super rude. I felt very uncomfortable with her just unexpectedly telling me she wanted to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friend has started a romantic relationship, and although I’m delighted for her, I’m now finding the volume and intensity of her conversations difficult. We don’t seem to talk ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We invited over some of my partner’s friends who all have young children. Our children are grown, but we adore kids. We understand that kids make messes. We childproofed by moving ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have asked my friends to help me swap an engine on my pickup truck, and they have generously agreed. Mechanic etiquette says that if your friends are helping you on a car project, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attend a small college of about 550 students. Although I am on friendly terms with many of them, my close friend group is about five people. Lately I’ve been dealing with clingy ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am lucky in that multiple friends of mine offered to host a baby shower for my upcoming arrival. Related Articles Miss Manners: I haven’t told my neighbors why I sprint through ...