Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images/Maskot Summer is the season of backyard cookouts, and while they’re typically more relaxed given their alfresco ...

Dear Miss Manners: My partner and I like to entertain, and we have the means to do so regularly. We often invite neighbors over, but we omit one specific neighbor (whom we see regularly) because he is ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I host an annual holiday dinner for a group of neighbors, one of whom has asked in the past if he could bring a guest. My wife, on our behalf, has always said yes.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a great neighborhood with wonderful neighbors. A few of the ladies in my cul-de-sac have become close: looking out for each other, picking up delivered packages if they’re ...

We asked an etiquette expert to weigh in. 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 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I live in a great neighborhood with wonderful neighbors. A few of the ladies in my cul-de-sac have become close: looking out for each other, picking up delivered packages if they’re ...