Miss Manners: I’m just buying tires, I don’t need to know your religious beliefs
When did it become appropriate for people to inject a statement proclaiming their religious beliefs into conversations that are not specifically about religion?
Miss Manners: Who gets to decide who can cut in the checkout line?
I think all the shoppers who are waiting need to sign off on it.
Asking Eric: I hold no ill will, I just need to know if there’s a celebration of life
Plus: How can I shut down her self-centered monologue?
Miss Manners: My friend insists it’s unacceptable to throw a baby shower for yourself
My friend keeps telling me how wrong it is, and that having men there only makes it worse.
Asking Eric: She insulted my looks and even asked me how I got my spouse to marry me
She looked at me and said, “Oh, I guess that’s the best he could do.”
Asking Eric: When people say ‘never mind’ about something I missed, I want to scream
It's the listener who gets to decide if something should be repeated.
Asking Eric: My husband’s drinking is a problem, and his mother is another one
He ended up in the hospital. She said it was because of "poor diet."
Miss Manners: I don’t understand the wedding dress code for women
And the invitations were addressed all wrong, maybe because the groom's parents are divorced.
Miss Manners: It can be horrifying what my son-in-law leaves in his wake
He's a great guy, but sometimes it's just too gross.
Asking Eric: Is it really a mistake to move to be closer to grown children?
We are retired and we miss them so much.