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		<title><![CDATA[Shaming Guests Not The Flex You Think It Is]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter was recently married -- a second
marriage both for her and for her new husband. They had a lovely
ceremony and invited close family and good friends -- well, some good
friends.

Three of my daughter's friends work ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4239132</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/02/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['hey, You! Quit Yelling Out Your Window!']]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Will you please write something about people not
talking from their windows, especially from a second-floor window to
someone below at the door?

GENTLE READER: While she agrees that it is impolite to yell at all
hours and ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4238455</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jul/01/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Wise Words: Never Wear White To Seek Errant Lobster Shells]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband and I were on the coast and stopped at a
quaint place for lunch. I ordered a lobster tail, which came with the
shell on. When I started to open it, it suddenly flew off my plate and
out into the dining room somewhere....<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4237573</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/30/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[So-Called Friends Keep Canceling Plans]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the correct way to deal with being stood up
for social plans?

Over the years, people have said things to me such as, "I'm going to
break off our lunch plans for today, OK? I'm going to lunch with someone
else." Or, "I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4236677</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/29/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Full-Figured Diner's Dilemma]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper way to protect one's bosom while
eating?

To put it in perspective, I am quite short. When at a restaurant, the
table often hits at my bust line. When I eat, I am sitting away from the
table, and am not tall ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4234959</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/27/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sitting 'properly' Surprisingly Difficult]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was taught that women sit with their legs
together, just crossed at the ankles. My daughter is trying to have her
daughter not cross her legs, but she sees all those TV women sit that
way.

GENTLE READER: Miss Manners has ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4234360</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/26/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA['i'm Not Complaining,' She Complained]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am an aunt to a niece who is married with two
sons. She's always been somewhat naive about certain things. This last
Christmas, she gave me a $25 gift card to a place where I get pedicures.
I was somewhat surprised, as a ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4233788</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/25/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[On Taking 'how Are You?' Literally]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I've become lost for words greeting people I
interact with on a regular basis -- for example, neighbors and store
employees.

After greeting them with a smile, I ask them, "How are you today?" I'm
then met with a barrage of ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4233118</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/24/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Private Property Badly Needs A Fence]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: The 4th of July is quickly approaching. Every year,
due to my home being in close proximity to the city's fireworks display,
I am bombarded with uninvited visitors. I do invite some friends over,
but I spend the evening chasing ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4232262</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/23/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sick Child Should Trump All Else]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: We had arranged with our son and daughter-in-law to
babysit their 1- and 4-year-olds so they could go to an out-of-town
concert, being gone for two nights. Three days before we were to arrive,
the 4-year-old got sick and they ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4229945</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/22/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Ignore Message From Old Girlfriend]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: When my husband died, his old girlfriend crawled out
of the woodwork and wrote a tribute on his memory page about their
"relationship from years in the past."

This was extremely hurtful to me. I feel like writing a response to ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4227544</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/20/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Delete The Emails, Not The Friendships]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: It is like a compulsion for many people to forward
emails they've received, usually filled with jokes and such. To my
surprise, many seem to enjoy those emails.

I stopped everybody from forwarding me those emails by telling ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4226862</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/19/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Young Lawyer Needs To Speak Up]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a 25-year-old-lawyer who worked as a law clerk
for a year before passing the bar exam. When I accompany the partner to
hearings where a client is present, I invariably get asked whether I am
still in law school or how I ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4226280</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/18/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Guest 'has To' Remove Socks]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: As my guests were all sitting around in my living
room after a nice dinner, one friend took their socks off. This has
happened three times in the past two months.

One time, they said, "I hope you don't mind, but I have to take ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4225570</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/17/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[More Rudeness In The Waiting Room]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was in a medical office waiting room while my
husband was having a test done. I was the only one sitting in the
waiting room initially, until another person arrived. She had her
cellphone on, and was watching a program when ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4224753</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/16/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Counter Old-Age Comments With Plain Facts]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: Do you have a suitable answer to those who say to
me, an older woman, "You must have been attractive when you were young,"
or after looking at an earlier photo, "Is that you?"

I also feel uncomfortable when being referred to as...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4223881</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/15/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[No Winners In Host-Guest Standoff]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My sister's hardwood floors were being refinished,
so I said it was fine for her to sleep on my sofa bed in my one-bedroom
apartment for four nights. Knowing that she is VERY SENSITIVE to noise,
I reminded her to bring her ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4222083</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/13/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[I Don't Want To Talk About My Groceries]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: I believe what I buy at the grocery store is my own
business, whether it's carrots and onions or products whose purpose
would be embarrassing if explained. I wish supermarkets would train
their staff not to comment on customer ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4221459</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/12/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Please Don't 'correct' People's Obituaries]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: There was a 60-year member of our church who lived
in our town all of her life, enjoying a 70-year marriage and raising
four children here. In her 80s, she was widowed and lucky enough to
remarry.

When she passed on, I was ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4220875</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/11/2026</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Countering Negative Comments From Daughter's New Mil]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[DEAR MISS MANNERS: My daughter married a very nice man 18 months ago.
We have had some contact with the in-laws, and are friendly.

The mother-in-law tends to be very negative, and is known to say unkind
things about whoever isn't present. I ran ...<br /><br /><hr size="1" />]]></description>
		<link>https://www.arcamax.com/missmanners/s-4220074</link>
 
    <pubDate>Jun/10/2026</pubDate>
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