Texting is always one of the trickiest aspects of dating, at least early on. You don’t want to text too much and come across as overbearing. At the same time, you don’t want to text too little and ...

Dianne Isbell has written an etiquette column for the Belleville News-Democrat since 1987. She served as director of protocol for U.S. Air Force Communications Command before retiring in 2001. Dear ...

My teen daughter is obsessed with texting. Sometimes, she sends almost 10,000 texts a month! She follows our rules about no texting at the table or during conversations, but it's all she wants to do.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: An old friend from high school has reached out to me. This means that he made the effort to specifically track down my phone number to send me a text. I don’t have any social media ...

“Hey, can I call you?” I bet millions send this text every day. It’s common etiquette. You text first and see whether someone is busy. If you get a “Sure,” or “Y,” or “K,” you can ring that person up.

If you're in multiple text threads with different people in your life — your family, your partner, your kid's teacher — it can be hard to stay on top of your messages. Who should you respond to first?