DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a full-time college student. My university has scheduled all classes so that there is a 10-minute gap between each one, giving students time to get to their next class, use the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a high school senior who usually sits with my friend Oliver in English class. I’ve known him for about a year and we get along very well and hang out outside of school since we ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I wish to climb the social ladder. Right now, I am a preschool teacher, but I plan on making a complete career change, and would like to already have connections with the "right" ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have three kids, ages 4, 9 and 12. The oldest and youngest have no problem writing thank-you notes for gifts. They actually get excited and try to pick out exactly the card or ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother-in-law is very concerned that my love of bright colors and patterns conveys “lower class” standards to her uppity family. Her snobbery and striving led to our falling out ...