Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the exclusion of just-for-fun parties. The exception is milestone celebrations, so ...

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin advises a pregnant woman on how to host a party to celebrate ...

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...

Presents may be customary, but they are not compulsory. Therefore, you could attend the parties but choose not to add to the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am pregnant, and I’d like to host a coed party to celebrate it.

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...

I feel guilty declining these invitations, but at the same time, I honestly believe these are just gift-grabbing events.

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...

A reader is tired of accepting a friend’s invitations to every milestone party, which are really just gift-grabs; an ...

We have friends who seem to think every little milestone should be celebrated like a small wedding. They hold celebrations and attach a wish list, sometimes with hundreds of gift ideas, to every ...