DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired and happy. Each of us was married before. We’re not rich, but we get by without help from anyone. We have been blessed with a big family. Between us, we have ...

DEAR CARRYING: You are a good person. Now start being as nice to yourself as you try to be to others. Because keeping the promises you make to these people is causing you to feel stressed or resentful ...

Dear Abby: As my parents have aged, my father has been misremembering things or making wrong assumptions. It has increasingly ...

DEAR ABBY: I have always wanted to do some exotic travel. I’m retired now, but my wife has medical issues. She can still ...

I’m in my early 30s and have decided to lead a child-free life. I think having a kid in the current state of affairs (rising ...

Dear Abby: I had a friend, “Mylene,” for many years. We swapped dog-sitting to offset the cost for each other. I helped her ...

A millennial expresses concerns about choosing a child-free life and the implications for old age care, while Abby advises planning for future needs without relying on potential children.

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 ...

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

We have a mutual friend who's very dear to us. He's a kind-hearted and generous disabled vet who's too proud to ask for help. Unfortunately, due to his ill health and physical limitations, his home is ...

I previously dated a narcissist who lied regularly. But after all that heartbreak and torment, I’m now with someone who lies to me again?

A devoted teacher asks parents to refrain from requesting end-of-year book inscriptions, expressing how it adds to her ...