My mother-in-law was very hurt and offended, and that sealed it. She had nothing more to do with her brother’s family.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have mulled over this question for years, and have seen both sides. But generally, I believe it sounds weird and mildly insulting to refer to a serving tray as a “silver-plated ...

When it came to what he was doing Saturday, July 12, Tom Adkins’ wife Beth told him not to make any plans. After some pestering, Beth told him they were ...

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I feel like the mannerly thing to do, now that there’s text and email, is to send a quick note thanking them for thinking of me, or remarking on the beauty of the card and sentiment.

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I feel it would be nice if Miss Manners would acknowledge that electronic thank-yous are as valid as handwritten in today’s communication environment. Any thank-you is better than no thank-you ...

The Thank You Card tradition (actually, a responsibility in our home) didn’t end in my youth. I remember, just shy of my 27th birthday, my mother reminding me numerous times, and then checking on me ...

Dear Eric: How long do you keep greeting cards like birthday, congratulations, holidays, thank you, and so on? I understand keeping those with sentimental value, but I tend to keep all of them. My … ...

Akil laughed at the notion of him thanking her for a thank-you, but Weithorn explained how this had never happened to him before, making the gesture mean that much more.