"I am struggling to control my anger at her presumptuousness and holding myself back from some very apt and mean comebacks." ...

An old friend of 50 years has recently been diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s. She’s still conducting her life as usual, ...

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a ...

I’m married, and in my mid-40s. My wife and I have a robust social life, for which we both feel very lucky and blessed. see also Dear Abby: My boyfriend is addicted to partying with his son We have ...

I think your daughter-in-law handled the grilling as best she could. But understand that the principal had no right to pry ...

DEAR ABBY: I am worried about my 21-year-old son, “Travis.” He hasn’t quite left our home that he shares with me and my husband, but he sleeps here only one or two nights. He’s in school part time and ...

DEAR ABBY: We are a male couple celebrating 34 years of partnership. We recently took a cruise, during which we met four straight couples traveling together who welcomed us into their group.

DEAR ABBY: As a social worker who has worked with elders for years, I guarantee that “Looking”‘s mom will not respond well to, nor comply with, being told she “must” make friends and ...

DEAR ABBY: I often wonder why men don’t care for their children like women do. In my lifetime, I have known only one man who changed diapers, did naps and baths, took kids to daycare or school ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a retiree with diabetes and heart trouble. My husband is disabled. I’m his sole caregiver when I have the energy to do it. Our adult daughter lives with us and works full time in ...

Dear Abby: We have an annual weekend family reunion that includes family and significant others along with their children. Most of the children are adults now. One of them (my niece) was recently ...