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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

After years in a committed marriage, a Louisiana woman wonders if she should accept her new boyfriend’s habit of staring at ...

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 ...