DEAR MISS MANNERS: As I was leaving my local grocery store, a young man approached me and asked me to donate to a local high ...

f you're like me, you probably wish you knew some polite ways to say none of your business or mind your own business when a ...

It's a very nonthreatening way of communicating to someone else. Say a really healthy clean and clear no from the heart." "When you speak from the heart, the other person feels held and supported ...

Is there a ‘nice’ way to tell a colleague to back off and ... Three career experts share the exact phrases they use to say “No, I’m not doing that” that work every time (while always ...

Are you a people pleaser? If so, you may have always been the ‘nice’ one in your friendship group and family, but it’s high time you started putting yourself first. Here’s how to say no ...

Many people find it difficult to say no, especially to a manager ... “I hear you feel that way. But for me, this is what I’ve decided to do for that day.” Entrepreneur Amber Krasinski ...

Sometimes you have to—or simply want to—say no. Here’s how to decline an invitation the right way and limit hurt feelings. An acquaintance recently invited me and my family to dinner.

say, or queasy nausea lots of us experience after downing too many glugs of red wine. Plus, when you’re blaming a physical reaction (something you genuinely can’t control), it’s way harder ...