Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

It is not even Halloween yet, and she has already sent the save-the-date invitations. I feel like I am boxed in to attending ...

Dear Abby: When my lifelong friend “Cheryl” and I would talk once a week to catch up with each other’s lives, she’d describe ...

She’d describe her other friends’ woes in a really animated way, including a loud voice and extremely vulgar words about ...

I am 54 and already facing ageism. Some of my neighbors who are in their 30s and 40s make ageist statements aimed at me.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

I am 54 and already facing ageism. Some of my neighbors who are in their 30s and 40s make ageist statements aimed at me.

Every time I see it, I feel angry at the parent and terrified for the kid. I’m on the verge of calling child protective ...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 49 years. Of course, we’ve had our ups and downs. My husband, “Sid,” said he was joking at ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

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 ...

DEAR ABBY: We loaned my sister $10,000 three years ago, and she has repaid only a fraction of it. She had promised it would ...