The worst thing you can ask at the start of any interaction is: "How are you?" You're essentially telling the other person that the interaction will be like every other interaction. They'll most ...

Jessica was overwhelmed and didn’t know what to do. She is a generous person by nature who had volunteered, as she often does, to help a stressed-out colleague. . . . But what started out as a simple ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Do you ask someone “How are you?” when you really don’t care? When someone says, “Hello, good morning,” followed by, “How are you doing?” do you ever wonder – do they really care?

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Every parent has been on the receiving end of a one-word answer. You ask your kid how their day was, and ...

Q: Is it OK to ask a person how much something costs? Etiquette is about putting other people at ease. When you ask how much they paid for something, it can make them uncomfortable; they may not want ...