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

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

Does the letter writer need to explain why they’re not attending all their friends’ big parties?

I would like to just decline the invitations, but it has been expressed to me that I should let the host know why I’m ...

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 ...

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

It might seem hard to plan a winter birthday party, but cold weather doesn’t need to cool your plans for a great birthday ...

The first birthday of the baby is a special occasion for every parent. Although the little one wouldn’t read your wishes, ...

However, Miss Manners sadly notes that it does sound as if that is what your friends are doing. That they can manage to keep ...