DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you do when the duty to write thank-you notes overwhelms any genuine sense of gratitude? In my own upbringing, reciprocity and eagerness to give were prized over the finer ...

As society grows more interconnected and reliant on technology, the old ways of keeping in touch wane in influence and popularity. That’s the way of the world, it seems, and woe to anyone who waxes ...

My 10-year-old son happily waved goodbye to his friends as they left his birthday party. Once they left, he tore the wrapping paper off his gifts, while I carefully made a list of which friend had ...

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Often the most common way of giving thanks in professional settings is by writing thank-you notes ...

In January 2018, I was commuting from Brooklyn to New Jersey. I have two little kids and a busy consulting business, so a quiet train ride felt like a mini-vacation. Yet I found myself spending that ...

Q. Several of us in our office have either high school or college students graduating this year. We have had some interesting conversations about handwritten thank you notes and we would appreciate ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My mother has an active social life, with multiple friendships that have lasted decades. I have been assured that I have met these ladies, but that I was “just a baby” at the time.

John Israel began writing thank-you notes in October and hasn't skipped a day. John Israel, pictured here with wife Monica and sons Anderson and Rohn, is on a mission to write five thank you notes a ...

I grew up being told the importance of writing thank-you notes. My children began resisting the task, seeing it as tedious and unnecessary. Now, they must write thank you notes before they are able to ...