GENTLE READER: Sorry, but you will have to snatch the fountain pen out of Miss Manners’ cold, lifeless hand before she agrees that electronic messages are as meaningful as handwritten ones.

GENTLE READER: What you are likely referencing is Miss Manners’ advice that one not provide excuses when declining ...

My group of friends think I’m well off, but I’m having financial troubles. How can I tell them I can no longer afford their ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to declining social invitations when money is tight.

For Chou Tien Chen himself, the story always restarts, the page turns, after every loss. Especially after defeats.