In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to a reader with a birth defect who says the term "special needs" misrepresents people with disabilities.

GENTLE READER: By all means, continue to enjoy your life. Miss Manners will not stop you. In general, she agrees that people ...

Some assume the septuagenarian letter writer would’ve enjoyed winning a prestigious award more at a younger age.

Loving your spouse deeply does not always mean you never miss parts of your old life. In many strong marriages, people still ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Nearly three decades ago, my husband committed a serious crime. He faced the consequences, served his sentence, and has since built a quiet, responsible life. He has taken full ...

A tenured colleague routinely solicits the faculty to contribute to group gifts. This colleague sends the requests not only ...

Why are they heaping praise upon my head for doing something that needs to be done? What would be the alternative, in their eyes?

Most of us have been there: a relationship ends—one that, by any rational measure, needed to end—and yet you find yourself replaying memories, checking their social media, or wishing things had turned ...