"it’s thoughtless of you to dump your hurt feelings on me just before I’m supposed to give my daughter away in matrimony.

He answered, “I’m here for Caroline’s wedding” (his daughter). I was a bit taken aback, as I knew nothing about it, nor had I been invited. But I figured it was a small, immediate-family-only affair, ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 70 years old, and have had a cordial, if not close, relationship with my 58-year-old brother all our lives. Recently he texted me a screenshot of a map of my neighborhood. I ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin advises on how to graciously reply when informed of not being ...

Dear Sister: You’ve already saved the date and made tentative plans, so there’s nothing stopping you and your other sister ...

Dear Nosy Aunt: You clearly have good intentions, but your instinct is also correct that unsolicited parenting advice from ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am 70 years old, and have had a cordial, if not close, relationship with my 58-year-old brother all our ...

Why not be discreet about it and say nothing? Why bring it to my attention by text? It’s thoughtless at best, cruel at worst.

Dear Nosy Aunt: You clearly have good intentions, but your instinct is also correct that unsolicited parenting advice from ...

I do not think telling your recently engaged brother that his fiancee is the “worst of all time” and no one in the family can find any redeeming qualities in her would be welcomed. I do think, however ...