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		<title><![CDATA[Choosing The Phone Call Over The Companion]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: When I am with someone in person, I think it is rude
to answer the phone (the message being that the caller is more important
than our conversation). A friend claims that she only intends to pick up
and say she will call them ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4092862</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Small Plates, Big Resentment]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I hosted a small birthday party for my husband at a
restaurant. Our guests were a couple and a single man. The couple asked
if we wanted to order a number of small plates, meant for sharing. The
rest of us preferred to order our...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4091776</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Be Friendly-Ish To Departing Co-Worker]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: A teacher I have worked with for the last 13 years
is retiring at the end of the school year. Teachers have been asked to
submit a 4x6 card with a message to her for an album. She will most
likely be having a retirement party as...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4090564</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Friend's Breakfast Stinks Up Car Every Morning]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Every morning, I pick up my son's neighborhood
friend and drive them both to school on my way to work. My son's friend
is an exemplary young man -- polite and respectful in all ways except
one.

He eats his breakfast in my ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4088602</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/09/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sneaky Tests For Job Applicants]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I heard this anecdote in college and a couple of
times in the years since then: An applicant goes to a job interview.
There is a piece of crumpled paper on the floor of the interviewer's
office, not far from a trash can. This a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4087753</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/08/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Neighborly Chats Not Mandatory]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: During the weekends, my partner and I will be out in
the yard, toiling away at various landscaping and home improvement
projects, and sometimes our neighbors are out doing the same.

I have no issues with any of our neighbors, ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4087029</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/07/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Long Can We Linger At A Restaurant?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: After two hours at a restaurant with a group of
friends, everyone had eaten, the check had been settled, yet no one
left. We stayed at the table for another 30 minutes, chatting away.

The restaurant was not busy and no one was ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4086301</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/06/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Baffling New Dress Codes]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I are at the age where we are receiving
invitations for our friends' children's weddings and graduation parties.

I am looking at a high school graduation party invitation that states:
"Formal Sunset White Attire." ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4085324</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/05/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Are Grad Invitations Just Gift Requests?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter and I have a disagreement regarding
graduation invitations. She has stated that sending an invitation means
you are expecting a gift, so therefore it is acceptable not to send the
invitation.

I believe it is an ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4084306</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/04/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Meet The Thrift-Shop Braggers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have some friends who frequently announce to me
how much money they are saving by shopping at discount stores, buying
off-brand items and buying all of their clothing, including shoes, at
secondhand and thrift stores.

I am ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4081911</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Repeat After Me: The Host Pays, Not The Guests]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a person of a certain age. I enjoy the company
of other people, but I move quite slowly. I gladly receive guests for
afternoon tea, as my housekeeper is amenable to serving.

Occasionally I wish to entertain a small group ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4081099</link>
 
    <pubDate>May/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Underappreciated, Often-In-The-Way Shopping Cart]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Where should I park my shopping cart while browsing
a grocery section and/or reading ingredient labels?

I park my cart in the middle of the aisle, thereby allowing other
shoppers to view the same items. This also lets me step ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4080447</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['thanks For Fixing My Roof I Guess']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: We face an awkward situation with my mom. She is
chronically unwise with her money, taking frequent international
vacations that leave her without enough money for necessary items.

We are not willing to give her the monthly ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4079443</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Please Stop Wishing Strangers A Happy Mother's Day]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: When did it become de rigueur to wish every woman
you see, for an entire week, a happy Mother's Day?

When I was growing up, Mother's Day and Father's Day were days that you
did something nice for or with the respective parent. ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4078497</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/28/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Surprise! Meet Your Hosts, And Their Five Dogs]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband is the president of a local college
alumni chapter, and I am the secretary. The chapter recently held an
alumni meeting at the residence of the headmaster of a local private
high school. Though the setting was a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4077513</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Psst: People Don't Want To Go To Your Kid's Party Anyway]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am planning a birthday party for my 3-year-old
daughter. Last year, for her second birthday, we did a small event at
home, and she was pleased about it. I only invited friends from her
daycare to make it special for her.

For ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4075503</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[A Fundraiser And A Party Are Different Things]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I know that I should never invite guests to a party
and require them to contribute food or money. But how does that work
with political fundraising parties?

If my husband runs for office, how can we spread the word without
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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4074601</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Like Any Phone Call, Video Calls Need Not Be Answered]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: A friend of my wife's always calls her using
videoconferencing. Always. It's as though she comes into the house
uninvited, takes a seat and starts talking.

My wife is from the South, and is reluctant to ask her friend to
change...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4073871</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Putting Off Pestering Proselytizers]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young college student, but my dilemma seems
to be shared by almost everyone I know. Both on campus and at home, I am
subjected to the advances of evangelists for various causes -- not only
religious, but also political.

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		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4072875</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Do I Have To Accept Someone's Grocery Cart Offer?]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Occasionally, when I arrive at a grocery store and
walk to the entrance, someone who has finished loading their car will
ask me if I want their now-empty shopping cart.

If I only plan to buy a few things and don't need the cart...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4071809</link>
 
    <pubDate>Apr/21/2026</pubDate>
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