GENTLE READER: You may be right that your relative’s comment is a subtle complaint at the suspension of gifts, but if so, it ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter is turning 9 soon, and we will be having a small party with four of her closest friends. We ...

I want to respect my daughter’s right to choose her guests, but I don’t want to exclude Kiara from a party happening right ...

For instance, you write that your parents have become borderline abusive when you’ve pushed back on plans before. You write ...

Dear Eric: I’m lucky enough to have parents in their 80s in pretty good health and who are celebrating their 60th anniversary ...

Together, these findings suggest that the brain is doing more than reacting to rejection or reward – it’s in fact learning from it. Each social interaction helps people update internal models of who ...

I’m lucky enough to have parents in their 80s in pretty good health and who are celebrating their 60th anniversary next month ...

GENTLE READER: The wording is unfortunate, but Miss Manners is guessing that it is not intended to say that you can’t come to ...

It’s time to celebrate the Swiftie in your life, and there’s only one way to do it – by throwing a Taylor Swift birthday party rivaled only by the Eras Tour itself. It’s time to make the friendship ...

A few weeks before this, Mack asked my husband if we would babysit on a day after the birthday ... “invite your work friends” or “invite kids and adults,” et cetera). I would understand if ...

I was very hurt by this but kept my mouth shut because every time I have spoken up about being left out or about my daughter’s attitude toward me, it turns into a fight.

If you’re struggling to accept what happened and fear that talking about it more will cause conflict, then you might choose ...