DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended two touring Broadway shows, and many families were at each performance. For one show, some people wore costumes; across from me, a child had on a rather large hat the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I volunteer for an organization that ... of shots she took while I was talking to mutual friends at a party. I hadn’t known they were being taken. I didn’t want to seem ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I attended two touring Broadway shows, and many families were at each performance. For one show, some people wore costumes: Across from me, a child had on a rather large hat the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I enjoy socializing with a group of women in my community. There is a group text for 14 of us who often get together for social events. Recently, a few of the ladies discussed ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a casual acquaintance whom I see regularly and have a high opinion of. This individual asked me to donate to a specific charity. Generally, I would contribute a small ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a friendly, but introverted, person. I enjoy the company of others in very small doses. After living in the woods for well over a decade, I agreed to move to a suburban ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband recently passed, and I sent thank-you notes to everyone who gave a monetary gift or sent flowers. Are thank-you notes required to those who attended the wake services?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a communication issue with my nieces and nephews, who are about to be college-age. They are my brother-in-law’s kids. Their grandmother (my partner’s mother ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I enjoy socializing with a group of women in my community. There is a group text for 14 of us who often get together for social events. Recently, a few of the ladies discussed ...