Dear Miss Manners: When I am sick, I need to rest and conserve my energy. I don’t want visitors, as then I feel I have to host, perform and even offer food and drink when all I want to do is sleep.

1. Am I being rude to decline well-meaning visits when I am sick? I feel obligated to entertain these friends, and I resent ...

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Dear Miss Manners: My son and daughter-in-law are expecting their first child. I broke the happy news to my best friend by ...

Our family is fortunate to have a beach house. The last couple years, we have allowed our boys, ages 15 and 13, to invite friends for a week to 10 days. The first year, we didn’t expect or ask for ...

I’m 62 and have been divorced for 26 years. I’ve been dating the love of my life for 15 years — we are obviously not in a ...

Telling party guests what not to buy for a child crosses the line, even if a mother is overwhelmed by doll limbs strewn ...