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

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s parents divorced when he was young, and he acquired a beautiful, solitaire diamond from his mother’s ...

The mother had a psychotic episode and moved out of the country but since then has been working with a psychiatrist.

A photograph from our wedding was not included even though her dad and I have been married for more than 40 of his 80 years.

"Can you think of anything I can do to heal our relationship, or must I just bump along unless and until she forgives me?

DEAR ABBY: I have a longtime friend, “Erin,” who is my age (early 60s). She retired several months ago and has told me a ...

I host holiday meals for my out-of-town family. During the last one, my cousin’s 5-year-old son ran up and down the upstairs ...

Frankly, I’m confused and not interested in feigning sudden interest in a situation I was excluded from knowing about.

He has no problem with hurting our feelings as that is “our problem” and he “won’t cater to society’s norms anymore.” ...

He has become part of close circles within management. I think he eventually wants to advance his career as far as he can. I feel like I got left behind because his priorities changed.

"Frankly, I’m confused and not interested in feigning sudden interest in a situation I was excluded from knowing about." ...

"My husband and I clean up after them, but it’s gotten out of hand. We can’t invite friends over unless we spend hours ...