Asking Eric: Should I tell our aunt why the family has become exhausted with her?
She’s lonely and not very self-aware, yet expects frequent contact and priority attention.
Miss Manners: My family’s employee gave my child too big of a gift
It feels really inappropriate for us to accept such a generous gift from her.
Asking Eric: My wife’s children might wreck our marriage
When I try to talk to her about them, she rants and raves.
Miss Manners: I blocked my neighbor’s texts. Now she’s leaving gifts on my porch.
Miss Manners: My plan is to avoid her. Plus: I'm wary of visiting my clothing-optional sibling.
Asking Eric: I’m so embarrassed about my blunder with my hairstylist
Eric Thomas: Should I just slink away to another salon?
Miss Manners: Did I deserve to be scolded about the baby shower?
Miss Manners: For the record, I have not been a pushy grandmother-to-be.
Asking Eric: Coworker’s lies fracture relationship
"James shared confidential information with our boss – information he wasn't supposed to have."
Asking Eric: Why don’t people in one-sided ‘friendships’ just take the hint?
If their gestures of friendship are not being reciprocated, are they really friends?
Miss Manners: The gloating neighborhood busybody needs a harsh reality check
The nosy, know-it-all neighbor came to gloat rather than help out.
Asking Eric: My sister is ignoring me. She did the same thing a decade ago.
My 68-year-old sister has ghosted me over politics. She did the same thing in 2016 for more than two years.