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

Dear Abby: I have been in a relationship with my now-fiancé for eight years. I’m five years older. I know he loves me, but ...

Dear Abby: I have been in a relationship with my now-fiance for eight years. I'm five years older than he is. I know he loves ...

DEAR ABBY: Our 23-year-old son, “Ed,” was clean-cut, into working out and staying healthy, watched his diet -- he even joined ...

"I’ve thought about texting or emailing all of them with a note letting them know their dad’s wishes and asking them to be civil to one another for a few hours for their dad." ...

If I do not initiate the call, text or invitation, weeks go by in silence. It is rare that anyone checks in just to see how I ...

woman hopes to reunite her husband’s grown children for his birthday, but years of drama may make peace too much to ask.