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

My husband works out of state for an oil rigging company 20 days out of the month. He gets 10 days off. When he comes home, ...

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

How an Ovid-quoting London broadsheet from the late seventeenth century spawned “Dear Abby,” Dan Savage, and Reddit’s Am I ...

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: My brother has been married for 25 years to “Gayle,” who has alienated herself and their family from everyone, ...

DEAR ABBY: My in-laws have repeatedly attempted to destroy my marriage. My husband knows they trash-talk us to family, thinking we don’t know it, but he won’t put up any meaningful boundaries ...

DEAR ABBY: My in-laws have repeatedly attempted to destroy my marriage. My husband knows they trash-talk us to family, thinking we don’t know it, but he won’t put up any meaningful boundaries ...

Dear Abby: Is there ever a way to give unsolicited ... How should I handle setting these boundaries? What do I do if other members of my family blame me for splitting up our family?

Dear Abby: My dad is a registered sex offender ... How should I handle setting these boundaries? What do I do if other members of my family blame me for splitting up our family?

DEAR ABBY: My dad is a registered sex offender ... How should I handle setting these boundaries? What do I do if other members of my family blame me for splitting up our family?