In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who is unsure how to properly eat oysters.

GENTLE READER: No doubt. You might ask your husband how he would feel about a male co-worker who purchased expensive jewelry ...

Or should she back down? GENTLE READER: No. Yes. But isn’t your real question: How do I get this cousin to stop pestering me?

From my friends’ moms (“You’re too young for gray hair!”) to professors (“You should really dye your hair; you look so old”) ...

Miss Manners: How do we introduce our ex-son-in-law and his girlfriend ... How can I help my daughter who is embarking upon ...

Chloe Fineman outed herself as the "Saturday Night Live" castmember who Elon Musk upset to the point of tears, saying when ...

Years later, my father died suddenly. My uncle was supportive to me then, and my boyfriend was cordial to him as a kindness ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young adult who bought a home ... I have lived all over the country, and no one bothered to visit when I lived in Nebraska or Kansas. Shortly after buying my home ...

Dear Miss Manners: Some years ago, my uncle, having never met my then-boyfriend, made a series of racist jokes about him. (My ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I are close friends with another couple. We have traveled locally, domestically and ...

So far, I have taken a deep breath, sent a gift and talked about them behind their backs -- like decent people do.

Mind your manners, please! Taylor Swift politely put her security guard’s manners in check shortly after arriving to see her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, take the field. A security guard for the “Smallest ...