Dear Eric: A couple of years ago I reconnected with a high school friend. We are in our 60s. We occasionally get together for coffee or dinner, but I find myself making excuses not to meet. This ...

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ve had wilder moments, but a kind of maturity settles over your personal life. You’re treating love like something you nurture, not something you chase.

It takes maturity to value different styles, voices and approaches, but that’s what real inclusion is -- an opportunity to expand. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). This is not a time for extremes.

After all these years, though, I’m still trying to make a diagnosis: why is it that doctors write? There was no shortage of reading during med school, but it all felt strictly transactional—I ...

I am single, educated and still poor. I slave more than 40 hours a week for no benefits, no long-term stability, no home and ...

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

DEAR ABBY: In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband’s death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They ...

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

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

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

My income is marginal, as is my career. I had hoped years ago to be earning a six-figure income but that hasn’t panned out.

In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband’s death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They weren’t easy ...