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 ...

My husband and I have been together 30-plus years. When our love was new, it was all smiles, hand-holding and thrills when we ...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Violet,” lives about two hours away. She and her mother (my wife) do not get along. Violet was always a rebellious, independent wild child, as well as the source of a lot of ...

Dear Abby offers advice to a young man who is sad because his crush won't take the initiative to ask him out. DEAR ABBY: I am a college student finishing up my final year. There’s this girl I have ...

I’m hoping you can help me make sense of a situation that feels so small on the surface, yet so big in my heart. A few months ago, my closest friend, “Melissa,” and I fell into one of those quiet, ...

I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. I’ve been through surgery and radiation treatments. According to the oncologists, I should now consider myself a “survivor.” Since I have scars, ...

DEAR ANNIE: There is a sad and bitter battle playing out between my two daughters, and as their mother, I feel helpless to stop it. My oldest has always been the more fragile of the two. She struggles ...

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 ...