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I have discovered that my husband’s small business has been sending out birthday/anniversary cards addressed to clients by ...

GENTLE READER: Deliberately ignoring someone who is speaking to you is a high insult, one that is tantamount to severing ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to greeting assisted living residents with their ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a brother-in-law who, when he gives a hello or goodbye hug, wants to give a kiss on the lips. My wife doesn’t want the kiss and turns her head away.

I was out shopping when I spotted one of my doctors, the kind you see regularly and share quite a bit with. We made brief eye contact, and I was about to smile and say hello when he suddenly ...

They had just started to say hello to the doctor when he ducked into another aisle and hurried away. ... Dear Annie: When I saw my doctor in a store, he couldn’t get away from me fast enough.

Dear Too Nice: It is not a crime to tell someone you don’t have time to do what they want you to do. It’s time to sign up for some assertiveness training so you can learn how to say no.

Dear Wife: You bet I do. If ever I’ve heard about a couple who needs marriage counseling, it’s the two of you. Marriage and family therapists hear about this sort of thing often.

Smile and say hello just as you would the couple who live across the street. Doing that is not harassment, it’s being friendly. DEAR ABBY : My father passed away five months ago.

Dear Annie: I’m in my early 30s and have been dating someone for nearly two years. ... Should the patient say hello, or is it better to pretend you didn’t see each other?

Dear Abby advises a father interacting with famous parents at school. Seventyfour - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I am a 55-year-old father of a 7-year-old child. My social skills and experience are ...