Miss Manners agrees that ultimatums with friends can be awkward, but in this case, a time limit would have been helpful. Or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the rule on inviting someone to accompany you to a play that’s close to being sold out, and they don’t respond to your invitation in a timely way?

That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...

That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...

That would indeed stretch the food. But assuming they are separate: ...

Uninvited neighbors keep showing up to the letter writer’s gatherings. Dear Miss Manners: How can I politely invite someone ...

This is fine. We encourage everyone to take food home but everyone else also contributes. None of the members of the group ...

Over the years, she had often lamented how long she waited for a letter in return from a friend or a relative after writing ...

Your pals comfort you at your worst and celebrate you at your best, as our readers' stories about friendship prove ...

Jul. 2—"What can I bring?" That's a question you'll be asked, or you will ask, since we are well into potluck season and Minnesotans never arrive empty-handed, especially at one of those. Most ...

A reader was caught off guard by her college best friend’s request of a plus one, considering how poorly her relationship with the ex ended. But did she overreact?