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 ...

A host wonders if dinner guests now consider bringing a hostess gift to be a substitute for sending a proper thank-you note.

DEAR ABBY: Some time ago, you printed a letter from a grandmother who said she was changing her will because neither her adult children nor her grandchildren ever wrote her thank-you notes when she ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You went the party. You opened the gift. Now it’s time to express your gratitude. But what thank-you note ...

Dear Abby: Some time ago, you printed a letter from a grandmother who said she was changing her will because neither her adult children nor her grandchildren ever wrote her thank-you notes when she ...

I have a few old cards and notes pinned to the bulletin board on my office wall above my desk. A few more cards hang by magnet on my refrigerator door at home. A stack of old ones are tucked inside a ...

DEAR ABBY: Some time ago, you printed a letter from a grandmother who said she was changing her will because neither her adult children nor her grandchildren ever wrote her thank-you notes when she ...