Dear Abby: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter “Monica’s” children, ages 8 and 9, whom I love and see regularly, behave badly. They ...

Dear Annie: I’ve recently learned that much of my life was built on secrets. My mother, who now has dementia, doesn’t realize that she’s started to confess things she hid for decades. I have two ...

DEAR ABBY: My retired husband of 15 years, “Seth,” is pushing me to the edge of divorce. Related Articles Dear Abby: Why should I play holiday host to people who call me a homewrecker? Dear Abby: I ...

DEAR ABBY: While we were attending a friend’s family barbecue, “Willa,” a young mother of four, drank too much and became ill. Drugs may have been involved. Related Articles Dear Abby: My husband ...

(Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was first published in 2022.) Dear Annie: I have a friend, “Marcy,” whom I’ve known for about six years through a mutual group of acquaintances. She ...

DEAR ABBY: I would love your thoughts on the protocol, if any, for mentioning the name of a decedent’s very good friend/companion in an obituary. I have seen, on occasion, an obituary that lists all ...

This column originally ran in 2022. Dear Annie: My mother-in-law is 81 and a widow. She currently lives alone. Her health is declining, and she has been talking about wanting my husband and me to move ...

DEAR ABBY: Our family is already picking out items they want after my wife and I pass. They bring the subject up at every gathering. They have even started marking the items they want. My wife and I ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with my integrity and an important friendship. My friend “Beth’s” husband, “Jerry,” came to my house to help with a construction project. After discussing the project, we sat ...

“Dear X” has previewed the upcoming episodes! Based on a webtoon, “Dear X” is a series starring Kim You Jung as Baek Ah Jin, an A-list actress who climbs from rock bottom to the top of the industry by ...

DEAR ABBY: I had a child with “Richard,” whom I met 10 years ago. I was married at the time but had been separated from my husband, “Eddy,” for nine months. Richard and I hit it off well; I was very ...

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