The conversations are loud enough to be disruptive, even if I am wearing headphones, and they are also blocking my exit path ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My parents run a guest house that is filled mostly with people they consider friends. Guests often gather directly on the other side of a door that separates the guests' quarters ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I entered the elevator in my office building with a man and a woman, both in their 20s. There was another ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My parents run a guest house that is filled mostly with people they consider friends. Guests often gather directly on the other side of a door that separates the guests' quarters ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We love our neighbors, but an increasing number of them -- parents, children or both -- are appearing at our front door to sell products for fundraising purposes. We are asked to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: The homes in our neighborhood have very prominent “No soliciting” signs on the front doors. This usually does not stop various salespeople from ringing our doorbells and continually ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My parents run a guest house that is filled mostly with people they consider friends. Guests often gather directly on the other side of a door that separates the guests' quarters ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We love our neighbors, but an increasing number of them -- parents, children or both -- are appearing at our front door to sell products for fundraising purposes. We are asked to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have been married to the same man for 40 years. He has recently decided that opening doors for me, serving me first at dinner, and other forms of respect and thoughtfulness are ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I run a shop from my house. It’s mostly online, but occasionally I have customers make an appointment to visit “in store.” Many of them will just text “I’m here” from their parked ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a Ph.D. student in a college town where the local public bus also serves as the campus bus, and students get free fare. As a result, it is often very crowded, mostly with ...