DEAR MISS MANNERS: I will be throwing myself a 60th birthday party ... and friends I invite to the party. I intend to include “No gifts, please” on the invitations. All that being said ...

Loads of balloons centered around a cake with a few candles and a large colorful banner; does this sum up the basic birt ...

However, Miss Manners sadly notes that it does sound as if that is what your friends are doing. That they can manage to keep ...

Presents may be customary, but they are not compulsory. Therefore, you could attend the parties but choose not to add to the ...

There are so many great kids birthday party places in Houston that picking one can be a challenge. But since Houston goes ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am pregnant, and I’d like to host a coed party to celebrate it.

Does the letter writer need to explain why they’re not attending all their friends’ big parties?

I would like to just decline the invitations, but it has been expressed to me that I should let the host know why I’m ...

I feel guilty declining these invitations, but at the same time, I honestly believe these are just gift-grabbing events.

"We do a birthday party every year, but I wouldn't say there ... place and number of kids and then she made invitations on her own, came up the activities, listed them on the invite and texted ...

Miss Manners knows the answer. Cooperative dinners and restaurant excursions have taken over ordinary socializing, to the ...