For reasons I could never understand, she didn’t enjoy my children when they were growing up and didn’t connect deeply with ...

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

"I feel awkward telling busy young adults they must plan trips to visit someone who didn’t try to establish relationships ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.