DEAR MISS MANNERS: My friends manage to arrive at most places at a specific time — doctors’ offices, work meetings, etc. However, two of my friends respond to my invitations by saying that they will ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I participate in a regular online exercise class, in which all the clients are veterans -- and mostly men. I am usually the only woman in the group. Participants generally sign on ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My husband died unexpectedly three months ago. It was a shock and I am not OK. But sometimes I have to go grocery shopping. As I start to move around in the world again, people stop ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: For 15 years, since our two daughters have had partners whom they married, my husband and I chose to have Thanksgiving dinner on Friday so our kids could spend Thursday with their ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My teenage son had begun seeing a new neurologist, who is highly recommended and seems to be very skilled. We have had two appointments with this doctor, and both times, he used at ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: One evening, quite late at night, I received a long, impassioned text from a stranger by mistake. In it, he talked about having had a “wonderful few hours” with someone and hoped to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My neighbor has a new dog. Frequently she sees me out back with my dogs and asks to come into my yard so that our dogs may have a playdate. Related Articles Miss Manners: The store ...

Santa Barbara Humane is starting a Spanish and English bilingual Basic Manners dog-training class in Santa Maria. The six-week course, beginning April 2, is designed for dogs four months and older, ...