DEAR ABBY: My son is 27. He has had some problems recently that were so serious I reached out to his father. His father and I ...

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

Dear Abby advises parents who feel as though their daughter has cast them out of her life after arriving early to babysit her ...

Dear Abby advises a reader whose niece is causing a massive rift in her family. DEAR ABBY: My niece-in-law, “Justine,” is a few years younger than my husband and I. We have been best friends for the ...

Dear Abby: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in ...

DEAR ABBY: I was with the same person (my first “everything” guy) for 23 years. A few years after the shock of a divorce, I met someone 10 years my junior. He makes me feel I’m the most beautiful ...

DEAR ABBY: For the past two years, I have been trying to conceal from my family (with modest success) that I’m asexual. I overhear conversations my parents have been having with my older siblings on ...

DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away last year, and my father is 90. I am trying to get their primary and vacation homes staged for sale. It is a HUGE job as they were hoarders. They were popular, and ...