My late wife’s family is becoming more and more distant. Others have said, “You should wait for at least a year." ...

DEAR DAUGHTER: Your only responsibility is to remind your mother of the truth. When it was time to establish a relationship ...

The difficulty is how my late wife’s family have reacted. They are becoming more and more distant. I don’t feel I’m doing ...

A reader’s wife died four months ago and he is being encouraged to wait a year before entering into anything new.

DEAR ONLY: Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your partner. You stated that his death was recent and traumatic.

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.

DEAR ABBY: I am a mother of six and a grandma to ... but none seem interested in a deeper relationship. This bothers her, and she has been asking me to pressure them to visit her and include ...

DEAR ABBY: I lost my wife of 20 years four months ... A female friend of many years (“Dinah”) came to the memorial. I grieved, attended Grief Share and read articles about grief.

I wish they had a closer relationship ... join a grief support group (online, if transportation is a problem) and continue learning how to adjust to life as a single person. Dear Abby is written ...