I recently asked Mary if I could stay at her house (just overnight) and explained I wouldn’t mind sleeping on the sofa. She ...

A reader wants to know how she can make her mother-in-law understand that she needs her to ask before any physical contact.

DEAR ABBY: I always considered my lifelong friend “Mary” to be my best friend. We are in our mid-50s now and live in ...

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

P.S. Your wimp of a husband should be there during this conversation.

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

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

DEAR IN THE MIDDLE: This romance is in its infancy. You have been widowed for only 10 months. There’s wisdom in the adage ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I found out that, behind my back, my best friend has been (secretly) growing hair for the past year. He knows I ...

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

A reader feels deeply shafted by his secrecy, and doesn’t see it as such a private matter that it had to be concealed.