In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to handling situations where you want to refuse food due to hygiene concerns, while maintaining social graces.

I stopped eating potluck food at work years ago when I found cat hair in a piece of cake. Apparently, the lady who brought the cake regularly let her cats jump up on her kitchen counter. I was always ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: There are many examples of technology and bad behavior merging, and I ask for your opinion regarding one ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My teenage son had begun seeing a new neurologist, who is highly recommended and seems to be very skilled. We have had two appointments with this doctor, and both times, he used at ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My teenage son had begun seeing a new neurologist, who is highly recommended and seems to be very skilled.

Please send your questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners.com; to her email, [email protected]; ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My teenage son had begun seeing a new neurologist, who is highly recommended and seems to be very skilled. We have had two appointments with this doctor, and both times, he used at ...

A parent and their son are seeing a neurologist who is very skilled at their job, but their use of constant profanity is ...

So far more than 40 readers have taken a survey asking about manners and what got us into this mess. And, boy, they shared ...

Matthew Stafford's wife Kelly wants her four daughters to grow up as well-mannered and good individuals. She has started her ...

This is such a good line from Kate, even though she continues to stir the damn pot. In episode 6, we see the aftermath of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS ... me to wear white? The evening of the dinner, there was another guest, Chloe, a woman my age who teaches with my colleague’s wife. The evening was very enjoyable, with good ...