Learn 10 important table manners that will make every meal more comfortable, respectful, and elegant without any effort.

Mealtime in my house was chaotic. Introducing new rules to follow each week helped my kids with table manners.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I will be attending a banquet soon, and wonder if a habit I have picked up is acceptable. The habit is turning my plate to the left or the right while eating. I’m not sure why I do ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: We have a longtime friend, and now neighbor, who cannot consume food orally due to extensive cancer surgeries and treatments years ago. They can consume very limited quantities of ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a dinner party, my companion quietly excused herself after the meal to smoke a cigarette. She went outside, over our nonsmoking hostess’s protestations that inside was fine. As I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper way to handle it when your nose needs attention: Do you stay at the table to use a tissue, or should you excuse yourself to the restroom? I understand the latter ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is there a “best” or “correct” way to seat couples at a dinner party using place cards? My husband and I enjoy speaking with other people, and we split couples up when we host.

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DEAR MISS MANNERS: My boyfriend and I live together, with roommates, in a big house. We share the cooking, and due to shift work and other reasons, dinner can be anywhere between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Would you consider it rude to bring an additional dish to a dinner, even if it wasn’t requested? This is for an Easter dinner, so it is a meal in which the dishes are meant to be ...

Dear Miss Manners: Would you consider it rude to bring an additional dish to a dinner, even if it wasn’t requested? This is for an Easter dinner, so it is a meal in which the dishes are meant to be ...