Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a group of wonderful women friends I have known for decades. We get together monthly for dinner and drinks ...

I’ve been engaged three times, and each time something happened and caused the engagements to be broken. I’m 38 now. I’m not sure if marriage is ever going to happen, but it’s something I have looked ...

My friend of 50 years passed away a few months ago. I sent a fruit basket to her family and tried calling, but I was unable to get through. I couldn’t reach them via email or text either. I also sent ...

Dear Abby: I lost my husband two months ago after a long, debilitating illness. I loved him very much, and the loss was very difficult, although not unexpected. After his funeral, an old friend called ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a man who was widowed 11 months ago. I met a woman on a dating site, and we clicked immediately. We have been enjoying each other’s company for several months. We have a long-distance ...

Dear Abby advises a person who feels guilty after someone they were dating died in their bathroom due to an overdose. DEAR ABBY: I met “Donny” 18 months ago. For a while, we were both happy. Then ...

A younger neighbor is frustrated with a senior neighbor after borrowing money and questions why some elderly people can be cranky.

DEAR MOTHER: Empathy for whom — the mother or the child? Mature parents do not slap their children across the face for acting up. They take the kid out of the store until they calm down. If this ...