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DEAR MISS MANNERS: Sometimes I get a thinking-of-you greeting card, or something similar, out of the blue from a friend.

Dear Miss Manners: My boss let me know that my co-workers have often “told on me,” reporting when I arrive back to work three minutes late from lunch or leave a few minutes early (to make sure I took ...

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In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a 30-year friendship tested by silverware theft at an upscale restaurant.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a friend I have known for over 30 years and consider my best friend. She treated me to dinner at a very expensive restaurant, and as we were leaving, she smiled and ...

Advice Dear Abby: I miss my best friend after she cut me off for missing her son’s wedding Published: May. 27, 2025, 4:00 a.m.