Ashley Graef says one executive was so taken by her thank you note that he hired her to ghostwrite for him for several years.

I feel like the mannerly thing to do, now that there’s text and email, is to send a quick note thanking them for thinking of ...

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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. I feel like the mannerly thing to do, now that there’s text and email, is ...

GENTLE READER: Nothing says “thank you for thinking of me” like completely ignoring the person right back. The mannerly thing ...

GENTLE READER: Nothing says “thank you for thinking of me” like completely ignoring the person right back. The mannerly thing ...

Letter writer thinks some older women’s makeup routine is “clownlike.” Dear Miss Manners: I’ve noticed that some mature women do not change how they apply makeup as they get older, which makes their ...

Her husband may not be around much longer, and she's pretty certain this person will show up to pay their respects.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’ve noticed that some mature women do not change how they apply makeup as they get older, which makes their maturing features begin to look, well, clown-like.

I’ ve noticed that some mature women do not change how they apply makeup as they get older, which makes their maturing features begin to look, well, clownlike. For instance, their lipstick may be too ...