Asking Eric: Must I invite this mooching drama queen into my circle?
My friend's friend avoids paying her share, and I just don't like her.
Miss Manners: On every birthday, these friends demand a payout
I find it tacky to celebrate oneself at others’ expense.
Asking Eric: This woman from church accused me of sending her to the ER
I just laughed it off because I'm not the one who triggered her allergy.
Asking Eric: My jealous sister did background checks on our newly found half-siblings
Plus: Doesn't that woman know the phone works both ways?
Miss Manners: You might not want to yell ‘folk!’ in a crowded cafe
Readers offer suggestions for a gender-neutral honorific.
Asking Eric: How do we bar our longtime friend from playing with us?
This person ought to know their bridge days are over.
Miss Manners: My amusing stories don’t amuse the love of my life. Is she too sensitive?
She says it's offensive to even mention a past wife or girlfriend. Is she too sensitive?
Miss Manners: I was stunned by the barrage of insults my neighbor made about my home
Until our neighbor's wife rudely weighed in, our home had been complimented by anyone who visited.
Asking Eric: My boyfriend told me his neighbor’s secret, and I wish he hadn’t
He insists he was right to have told me her secret. Now it's going to be awkward for me to be around her.
Asking Eric: I want someone to tell this man’s wife that he’s obsessed with me
Plus: Is it OK to act like I didn't touch her laundry?