DEAR MISS MANNERS: Please help! We sent out 220 wedding invitations; got back 175 yeses; then the wedding venue in San Francisco shut down in March with eight days’ notice! We desperately tried to fin... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: While separating photographs after a divorce from my wife, I have run across some pictures of relatives’ and friends’ weddings. Is there any protocol for what to do with the photos?... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: If you’re wearing a mask, do you have to cover your mouth when you yawn? Or is the mask sufficient?... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know Miss Manners has decreed that diners should eat asparagus with their fingers. Does the same directive apply to broccolini spears?... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My son’s best friend is rude. Today he told our daughter, “Shut up, no one wants to hear your singing” when she was humming in OUR playroom. He regularly contradicts me in normal co... more

MISS MANNERS: I had a fire and lost everything. I rebuilt and am now in my new home. Some things are not finished yet; it will take a while. But friends and family are asking me whether I plan to thro... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Due to health issues, my husband and I drastically changed our diet, with amazing results. We cook our own meals and avoid eating out, because when we do, we end up with stomach iss... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m in my mid 20s and in grad school, and money is tight. Last month, I was invited to two weddings; one I attended, and the other I declined.... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband of nearly 20 years has started a habit that is causing me a lot of embarrassment. When we go out to eat and he’s ready to go, but we have not received the check, he will ... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Many years ago, I learned the usefulness of carrying an extra handkerchief to weddings and funerals. I now do so all the time, to help anyone caught unprepared.... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: It it ever too late to send a sympathy card, many months after the person is deceased? Also, the same question with regard to thank-you notes.... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When out in public, how can you politely ask people to keep their social distance?... more

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am the mother of three children, and spend a great deal of time interacting on their behalf with other adults -- teachers, administrators, doctors, receptionists, etc. -- who inva... more