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

Both their parents are buried in a nearby cemetery. But they rarely pass by the site, and other children and grandchildren ...

Allow me to express my sympathy for the loss of your parents. Grave decorating is a personal choice. Some individuals and ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are retired seniors. We live in a beautiful two-story house we built 14 years ago. At the time, we ...

We live in a beautiful two-story house we built 14 years ago. ... in my opinion, it no longer meets our needs. I want to move ...

Retired senior knows downsizing and moving closer to the couple's children is inevitable and wants to be around when that ...

I have urged my wife to downsize to a one-story smaller place. She won't hear of it. I worry, though, that she'll be burdened ...

Dear Abby: My wife and I are retired seniors. We live in a beautiful two-story house we built 14 years ago. At the time, we ...

I have explained to her that we need a one-story house or condo closer to our kids. Just bringing up the subject gets her ...

I've been happily married for 35 years, but I still feel loss from my the death of my first husband who became my ex in our ...

Is it OK to grieve the loss of an ex-husband from your early 20s if you’ve been happily married to someone else for 35 years?

DEAR ABBY: How do I politely tell people I don’t like having anyone visit me in my home? My home is my safe haven. The energy ...