Customs, Etiquette and Manners

April 26, 2023

Why Is My Boyfriend Pursuing Other Options After Planning a Summer With Me?

A reader is left to make new arrangements after learning that her boyfriend, who had agreed to live with her for the summer, was jockeying for […]
April 19, 2023

Is My Daughter Horrible for Refusing to Release Me From Her Student Loans?

A reader eager to be freed from $100,000 worth of co-signer responsibilities seeks a judgment on her daughter’s behavior. Five years ago, my 17-year-old daughter couldn’t […]
March 8, 2023

I Send My Brother Cash for Emergencies, but He Spends It on Vacations. Help!

A reader wants to shore up her brother against financial hardships, but she’s unsure how to stipulate what the money is to be used for without […]
February 15, 2023

What Should I Do About a Neighbor Who Verbally Abused Her Child?

A reader who overheard a neighbor shouting cruelties at her young son wonders whether, and how, to intervene. I live in a small apartment building where […]
January 18, 2023

I’m Racing My Biological Clock and a Tight-Lipped Boyfriend. Help!

A reader eager to have a child before she turns 40 doesn’t know what to make of a new love interest’s silence when conversation turns to […]
January 2, 2023

The Etiquette Guru Who Broke Up With a Boyfriend Over Text

On the ninth day of filming Netflix’s “Mind Your Manners,” the show’s host, the Shanghai etiquette teacher Sara Jane Ho, dumped her on-again-off-again boyfriend of four […]
January 2, 2023

Sara Jane Ho’s ‘Mind Your Manners’ Offers Advice for a Globalized World

On the ninth day of filming Netflix’s “Mind Your Manners,” the show’s host, the Shanghai etiquette teacher Sara Jane Ho, dumped her on-again-off-again boyfriend of four […]
December 22, 2022

How to Avoid Making a Wedding Faux Pas

Etiquette experts and wedding pros share five common pitfalls to keep in mind when hosting or attending a wedding. Danielle Salzillo still remembers how angry her […]
November 30, 2022

Our Children Won’t Stop Bickering Over Our Vacation Condo. Help!

A reader’s five adult children can’t seem to agree on an equitable arrangement for sharing her and her husband’s unused vacation home during the holidays. My […]
November 23, 2022

How Can I Get the Men to Pitch In at Our Thanksgiving Table?

A reader bristles at the reluctance of her male relatives and neighborhood husbands to volunteer for cleanup duty after meals she hosts at her home. On […]