“I only recently learned about your loss, and while I know this comes late, I wanted you to know I’m thinking of you. I ran ...

A condolence letter is a note expressing your sympathy. It can be a great source of comfort for someone grieving the loss of a loved one. A condolence letter is a simple but powerful gesture that ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I was visiting a dear friend’s home a few days after her husband died. While I was there, her adult ...

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to when "sorry for your loss" backfires.

I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with money in it, rather ...

A condolence letter acknowledging a death does not have to be as formal as most other types of business letters, especially for a business colleague to whom you were close.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...

Condolence letters should be acknowledged, assuring those who care that their appreciation of the deceased and sympathy for the bereaved was meaningful.

Regarding Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband being killed, and state Sen. John Hoffman and wife being wounded: I do not consider this to be a political post. Condolences to the ...

Dear Miss Manners: I was taught by my mother and grandmother, who practiced what they preached, that condolence letters are to be acknowledged. Their practice was to answer every condolence letter ...

Katie Couric mourns the loss of Sheinelle Jones' husband Uche Ojeh, who passed away at 45 following a private battle with glioblastoma ...