Summer is the season of backyard cookouts, and while they’re typically more relaxed given their alfresco nature, they come with etiquette conundrums of their own. More formal dinner parties are ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Our neighbors of over 10 years suddenly and surprisingly invited us to their home for dinner. In all those years, we were casually friendly, but shared nothing more than short ...

A Mumsnet user explained that she didn't invite her neighbor to join a private Facebook group she created for local residents ...

Yet Miss Manners reminds you that you, too, must treat the drinking part as unimportant. In an indoor setting, a nonalcoholic drink might easily be available. But in the situation you mention, it ...