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 and his wife have three adult children. When his youngest daughter got married several years ago, my ...

I’m at the point of being willing to sacrifice my relationship with my daughter and grandchildren to get away from this ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I love our 7- and 2-year-old grandchildren very much and enjoy spending time with them. The issue ...

Apologize and offer to join them in family counseling if they are willing ... is there a secret in the closet? Dear Abby: Hard to tell where the concern ends and jealousy begins with new boyfriend’s ...

Dear Abby: Something has been bothering me for a long time. When I attend family functions, I become extremely bored. Whether they are birthday parties or Christmas Eve celebrations, they ...

woman hopes to reunite her husband’s grown children for his birthday, but years of drama may make peace too much to ask.

Advice Dear Abby: Family gets mad when relative with health issues turns down all-you-can-eat buffets Published: Jun. 06, 2025, 4:00 a.m.

My husband and I retired a few years ago to a neighbourhood where most of the residents are our age, and we have become friendly with the widow next door. My husband and I help her out with any minor ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a 14-year-old daughter I have raised alone. Her father has never been in her life, nor has he been in the lives of his other children with other women. He has a long history of ...