Dear Miss Manners: My husband and I do a lot of recreational traveling. It is, of course, the last that Miss Manners strongly recommends — not only as the proper course, but also as the most effective. Miss Manners suggests that you explain that the purpose of paying is to engender good feelings, but that he is killing that. New Miss Manners columns are posted Monday through Saturday on washingtonpost.com/advice. You can send questions to Miss Manners at her website, missmanners.com.

Source: Washington Post January 14, 2026 15:32 UTC