If people tell you, “No gifts, please,” should you trust that they mean what they say? Usually, alas, the answer is “no.” This has probably happened to you, right? Everyone in your family ...

Since the COVID pandemic arrived when Daya was just 4 months old, the first few years of her childhood were devoid of ...

No gifts didn’t seem right to me, because in my heart, I wanted him to have gifts. Instead, I wrote, “Bring a gift if you want, but nobody will be mad or notice if you don’t,” and I meant it.

We’ve all got that one friend. Every year they say, “No, that’s okay! I don’t want to exchange gifts.” But whether or not they want to get you a gift, you want to get them a little ...

My daughter Nora attended a classmate’s no-gift birthday over the weekend. The dad tells me that out of the 15 kids, four brought gifts. In case you were wondering, we were not part of the four.

️ State your no-gift rule. Gift-giving is so central in our celebrations that you might have to work to train friends and family to understand why you're not participating.

So yes, go to a no gift Christmas, or if you cannot quite bring yourself to it, set a low gift limit. We had been doing $20-30 per person for years, but even that had become a burden as our family ...

Focusing on gift giving can add holiday stress and take away from the season’s joy. Why not take a break from traditional gift giving this year?

DEAR MISS MANNERS: What are your thoughts on wedding gifts for second, third or fourth marriages? For a second marriage, I myself do not send a gift, just a “best wishes/congratulations” card ...