Now that we know the dog is going, we want to bow out of the engagement but would prefer to do it in the least hurtful way.

But surely the gathering of a family is a fine opportunity to spread good news. Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail ...

Dear Miss Manners: I have vegan relatives, and when we go to their home, they prepare only vegan foods. If it is a three-day visit, we eat the same boring foods for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: As a 12-year-old, I wear makeup, but my grandfather thinks differently: He thinks the appropriate age to start wearing makeup is 16. I think that is just preposterous!

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I just learned that ... But surely the gathering of a family is a fine opportunity to spread good news.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have some friends who live eight hours away, and they have been after us for the past few years to visit. A few weeks ago, we made the drive to see them and stayed two nights.

Dear Miss Manners: I have a good friend who is the polar opposite of me on politics, religion and almost every other subject.

Miss Manners suggests a compromise, but only for your more intimate friends: Ask one or two of them to keep you company while ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin shares how to politely not invite someone to a gathering.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin tells a reader what to do when there is good news to be shared ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My first pregnancy has been 10 years in the making due to infertility. I would like to tell some specific ...

No one likes bad manners. Woe-be-tied the person who chastises the offender. That would be bad manners. You can’t win. Respect, civility, rudeness and bad manners have become common on TV, on social ...