Dear Eric: I have a suggestion for the letter writer who was in church leadership. The letter said there was an older lady ...
In this digital age, a handwritten note may seem like a relic. But etiquette experts say they can be more powerful than ever. By Shivani Vora These days, checking your mailbox can be a disheartening ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives. For most people, there’s nothing more stressful than writing a thank ...
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 ...
Hello Carolyn: I went to your column specifically to see whether I am the only one hurt by not receiving thank-yous for gifts sent. I see I am not. I thought maybe it’s just an “older generation” ...
I realized that I've always written thank-you notes from a place of guilt. I recently decided to stop writing them, and I'm not making my kids write them, either. We express our gratitude in other ...
Dear Annie: I am the person who wrote to you a few years ago about sending a box of thank-you notes and Forever Stamps as gifts to nonresponders. It was not very successful. This year, I rethought the ...
It’s a corporate custom that might seem outdated, or even like a trivial formality. Yet anyone with a good deal of job hunting experience will tell you how important it is to send a thank-you note ...
Many folks avoid writing thank-you notes because they don’t know how to put their thoughts on paper. They fear they’ll say ...
Career coaches previously told Insider candidates should always send post-interview thank-you notes. But employers shouldn't ever require them or use them to make hiring decisions. Three HR ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am in my mid-30s with a young child. I have taught him to send thank-you cards for all birthday gifts. He is perhaps one of two children in his grade to send them. I take no ...