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

I made a comment about her paying for a $5 coffee for her brother, and she became highly offended. (I knew she would be, so I ...

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

I lost the love of my life recently. He died here in our apartment. I am heartbroken. I’m crying a lot but trying to keep ...

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

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

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

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

A reader asks for advice on how to navigate their feelings with another person who doesn't share their romantic interest.

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