Any tips on writing a thank-you note for a gift you don’t particularly like? I am trying to teach my daughter to acknowledge ...

Dear Annie: I am struggling with what to do about one of my very best friends who is basically family to me at this point.

In today's Dear Annie column, a reader questions whether to confront a close friend who never says thank you — and how to handle the hurt without harming the friendship.

The card I sent wasn’t a goodbye, but a chance to show appreciation for someone whose approach to life has inspired my own in many quiet ways.

Remember the stack of thank-you cards sitting in my desk drawer? They’ve been there for months, waiting for the “right moment” to be written. Yet every time I receive a handwritten note in the mail, ...

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Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who worries that their grandkids are not being raised with good values or manners. By Lori Gottlieb Lori Gottlieb, a psychotherapist ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m pleased that our daughter is teaching her children (ages 4 and 7) about thank-you notes. My question concerns the e-card version of this ...

It wasn’t long. Three sentences, maybe four. No fancy stationery. No big reveal. Just a short handwritten thank-you note from someone I’d helped weeks earlier. I almost missed it in the mail because I ...

There might be a generational divide when it comes to this question: Is it necessary to send handwritten thank-you notes to family members at Christmastime? Our Readers Say It’s Okay Not To Send A ...