What does it mean to be neighborly? To some people it might mean smiling and saying “hello” when you see each other. For other people, it might be doing bigger favors, like letting them use your ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I host an annual holiday dinner for a group of neighbors, one of whom has asked in the past if he could bring a guest. My wife, on our behalf, has always said yes.

Doug Murray has known his now-neighbor Teryn Carli since he was about 16 years old Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work ...

A few years ago, when I first began writing this column, I wrote one with the exact same headline as above. In that story I ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My wife and I host an annual holiday dinner for a group of neighbors, one of whom has asked in the past if he could bring a guest. My wife, on our behalf, has always said yes.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married more than 20 years. You read it correctly. This afternoon, my husband came home and told me our neighbors had invited him out to dinner to thank him for helping them with ...

My husband and I retired a few years ago to a neighborhood where most of the residents are our age, and we have become friendly with the widow next door. My husband and I help her out with any minor ...

Dinner parties often involve quality time spent with friends, good food, good wine and good conversation. One thing they usually don’t involve is a price tag (at least not for the guests!) Which is ...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married more than 20 years. You read it correctly. This afternoon, my husband came home and told me our neighbors had invited him out to dinner to thank him for helping them with ...