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 ...

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 ...

Nothing compares to the pain of losing a loved one. When those dark days come — and unfortunately they do for most everyone — the support of family and friends brings much-needed comfort. But knowing ...

While you probably don’t need us to state the obvious for you, we will. No one wants to send a condolence message or write a sympathy card. It sucks. Someone that you care about lost someone that they ...

Losing someone dear is one of the hardest things to face in life. Though there's nothing that can take away the grief in the aftermath of a loss, the support and kind words of friends and family can ...

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 ...

When and how to show your sympathy in a letter Fact checked by Zerah Isaacs Medically reviewed by Dakari Quimby, PhD A condolence letter is a note expressing your sympathy. It can be a great source of ...

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 ...

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 ...