Dear Grateful: Every time I write about thank-you notes in this column, I open up a tempest in a tea kettle in the responses.

Our son received a birthday card from his great aunt. We told him to write her a thank-you card. He asked, “Can’t I just text ...

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DEAR ERIC: We have a couple we get together with periodically for dinner. It’s low key about setting time and place; usually ...

I frequently have gatherings at my house, most recently debate-watch parties. Close friends gather, have cocktails and eat ...

Dear Eric: Two years ago, a group of 11 women on my husband’s side, including his mother, sisters and aunts, went on a beach ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to a question about modern etiquette for "thank you" cards.

Dear Eric: I frequently have gatherings at my house, most recently debate-watch parties. Close friends gather, have cocktails ...

I am newly in love and engaged. My fiancé and I are both in our early 70s. Quite a few of my friends (not my close friends ...

Dear Eric: I frequently have gatherings at my house, most recently debate-watch parties. Close friends gather, have cocktails ...

Dear Eric: We have a couple we get together with periodically for dinner. It’s low key about setting time and place; usually ...