Miss Manners: Litter boxes in living spaces made visiting my friend nauseating

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to politely addressing unsanitary conditions ...

Miss Manners: I didn’t realize how gross my friend is about her cats before I stayed at her house

I flew to the home of a friend to help her with a project as a favor. She has two cats, and unfortunately, I discovered that ...

Miss Manners: I find my friend’s placement of litter boxes in her home to be nauseating

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I flew to the home of a friend to help her with a project as a favor. She has two cats, and unfortunately, I discovered that she keeps her two litter boxes positioned in common ...

Yes, you have to get completely naked: What it’s really like to visit a Japanese hot spring

In Japan, bathing in the nude with strangers is just a regular part of onsen culture. But for many foreign visitors, taking ...

Miss Manners: My friend keeps her cats’ litter boxes near the kitchen it grosses me out

I feel badly that I left before the project was completed, but it was a very tense situation which was clearly not going to ...

Miss Manners: I wanted to refuse my drink after seeing what the flight attendant did

GENTLE READER: You have neglected to mention to Miss Manners how you addressed it here. If you said, “I’m sorry, but I seem ...

My Tokyo Happy Ending Massage Changed Everything I Thought I Knew About Sex and Pleasure

I felt a sexy euphoria that started with my masseuse’s first touch and lasted well after I landed back in Los Angeles and ...

My girlfriend’s dad saw me naked

Q. I am 21 and I have a girlfriend. We stay together, sleeping over at each other’s apartments. My girlfriend and I were visiting her parents. Her parents are chill and and said it was OK that we were ...

When I went on my first cruise, I did 5 things to save money without cheapening the experience

My friend and I followed some of the best tips for saving money on our first cruise by booking an interior cabin and planning ...

Mother-in-Law 'Doesn't Feel Comfortable' with Couple Sleeping in Her Guest Room, Makes Them Sleep in Basement

A woman says she's no longer comfortable staying at her mother-in-law's house after being told she would have to sleep in the ...
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Tiler Peck On Bringing ‘Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends’ Back to City Center

Her curatorial approach transforms the stage into a meeting place for different genres and creative sensibilities to ...