A reader asks for advice about their mother, who wants to form a relationship with her children now after ignoring them for ...

They rob from Peter to pay Paul, make purchases with high-interest charge cards and complain constantly they don’t have any ...

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

Dear Abby: You have printed many letters from women living with deadbeat men. I wish you would write about the benefits of ...

Apparently, “I don’t know what it’s like to raise a kid!” Dear Watchful Grandma: If your daughter is suffering from ...

Two of my siblings maintained a relationship with this man. I have sympathy for what (they've) been going through. How do I ...

DEAR ABBY: My brother has been married for 25 years to “Gayle,” who has alienated herself and their family from everyone, ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been having a friend-with-benefits relationship with a man I’ll call “Gene.” We are both in our 70s. He lives an hour away, and we see each other once a month. Gene is ...

I have been divorced from my ex-husband, “Cliff,” for a year and a half. My nearly adult children live with me. They rarely ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a dog sitter in my 70s who has been taking care of a dog for the last five years. Her owner is a nice young ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a text relationship for nearly a year ... If you follow this advice, I promise this gamer will disappear like a wisp of smoke once he realizes the money tree has wilted.

DEAR ABBY: Is there ever a way to give unsolicited advice in a way it can be appreciated ... because if she could lower her relationship stress, the other things might be easier.