They leave dirty dishes in the sink for days, promising, “I’ll get to them.” Dirty diapers are left on the living room floor ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

Prine has many songs that are rife with sobering, if humorous observations. We're focusing on just one of them today: "Fish and Whistle." ...

DEAR ABBY: I am in a warm and loving relationship. We have been together 20 years. We both were married before to horrible people. We both said in the beginning that we did not want to remarry.

My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged “happy birthday” texts for many years. However, they have ...

First Amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the ...

I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the ...

DEAR ABBY: I walk with a cane and have difficulty standing since I had a bad accident. Our building has a laundry facility for all. I went to put my laundry in. There are two medium-sized washers.

Then follow through. DEAR ABBY: My husband of 58 years is an alcoholic, but not a mean one. He used to be the life of the party; now his days consist of playing games on the computer and going to ...

One singer/songwriter who is a master of this is the great John Prine. Prine’s attention to detail is arguably better than any songwriter of all time. He writes poignant and attentive lyrics ...

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, one of my best friends took her life. I’d known her since we were in our freshman year. We dated for nearly a year while still in school before deciding to break up and ...