Asking Eric: My sister tried to butt in to my neighbor hangouts
I enforced boundaries, and now she's not talking to me.
Miss Manners: How can I educate this woman on appropriate gift card amounts?
I was surprised when my niece gave me a $25 card toward a pedicure.
Asking Eric: I learned of the wedding two days later by text
Plus: My son doesn't realize how controlling his wife is.
Asking Eric: My longtime friend and her spouse won’t take a 10-mile detour to visit me
It hurts me so much that my friend and her husband refuse to come see me amid her diagnosis.
Miss Manners: This ‘chic’ name trend is popular, but problematic
"People using two last names do not realize the problems they have created," a reader writes.
Asking Eric: Is this married woman hitting on me or is she just gregarious?
If she were single, I would ask her out in a heartbeat. I know I will run into her again soon.
Miss Manners: My July 4th party is overrun by uninvited people and too much alcohol
People show up with coolers full of beer without asking. I do not want the responsibility for people overdoing it.
Miss Manners: My son is mad because we wouldn’t babysit his very sick child
My son isn't speaking to us because he had to cancel his plans when his child got sick.
Asking Eric: Do I just keep cringing at her disgusting habit, or tell her what I think?
We don’t want her anywhere near food that others will be eating.
Asking Eric: Our daughter insists she’s ready to go to college
We want her to take a gap year. She won't even consider it.