When a friend, family member, or even coworker loses a loved one, it's hard to know what to say. Words fall short in the face of something as devastating as death, especially if you can't comfort them ...

A condolence letter is a note expressing your sympathy. It can be a great source of comfort for someone grieving the loss of ...

Writing a sympathy card is never a welcomed task. Finding the right words to express condolences to a person who’s lost someone can be a challenging and emotional experience. You want to acknowledge ...

It's never easy to know what to write in a sympathy card for a friend, family member, or coworker. But even if you feel uncomfortable or aren’t sure what to say, that doesn’t mean you should ...

While you probably don’t need me to state the obvious for you, I will. No one wants to write a sympathy card. It sucks. Someone that you care about lost someone that they care about, and that’s never ...

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You know that feeling when you sit down to write a condolence card and the page just stares back at you? It's hard to fit love and loss into a few lines, and that's okay. If you're wondering what to ...

This column originally ran in 2023. DEAR MISS MANNERS: We all know that RIP stands for “rest in peace.” Is it OK to write RIP in a sympathy card or in a comment on social media as a response to ...

The cruelty of the global pandemic seems limitless. So many broken promises, broken connections, broken hearts. News that the sympathy card sections at the drug store are as bare as the toilet paper ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Is it considered necessary to write notes of sympathy about a death on cards specially designed for the purpose? I have given up on finding cards that are acceptable and instead use ...