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

I know this is disrespectful. My heart drops to my stomach when he does it. Everything is perfect when we’re not in these ...

My husband and I have been happily married for 12 years. We have a beautiful family — a 12-year-old daughter and a ...

After years of disappointment, I finally found the man of my dreams. How do I tell him he isn’t doing certain things right in ...

Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where “things like this don’t happen.” My other ...

The grocery store a mile from our house has recently gone through a major expansion and upgrade. I have shopped there my ...

My husband and I have been happily married for 12 years. We have a beautiful family — a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. My husband is not ...

My 17-year-old granddaughter is dating a 19-year-old boy. He recently confided in me that he has been drinking alcohol. (He found a place that doesn't check ID.) At ...

My daughter has decided to leave her husband. They have been married for 20 years. She says she hasn’t been happy for several years and that it’s time ...

I moved away from my hometown 10 years ago, and I have a dear friend of nearly 30 years who still likes to sleep next to me when ...

For the past 2 1/2 years, my deceased father’s friend and accountant has been working on winding up his estate. The bulk of the estate has been disbursed, ...

Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where “things like this don’t happen.” My other ...