At 63, I am the youngest sister of four siblings. We grew up in the turmoil of Dad’s alcoholism and hoarding, as well as ...

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

My husband and I are the parents of three grown sons. Our middle son (“Kurt,” 29) has been in conflict with his younger ...

Kurt started doing stand-up comedy. Jared now has also started doing comedy. We suspect the disagreement started well before ...

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been dating a guy off and on for the past seven years. “Giorgio” is a wonderful person and will do just about ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband retired three weeks ago, and he has been driving me crazy ever since. I’m a night owl, and he’s known ...

I said I was annoyed that it would make me lose an hour of sleep before working an eight-hour day. He said, “Sorry you’re ...

Dear Abby: I met an acquaintance a few months ago during a brief work situation. We struck up a friendship (or so I thought) and have had lunch or dinner together a few times. She’s recently ...

(That you tipped so generously would have softened the blow.) Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact ...

Dear Abby: Am I a crank, or is it OK these days for waiters to become involved in diners' conversations and actually take over the conversation? At dinner last night, our waiter interrupted us ...

DEAR ABBY: Both my parents passed away fairly recently -- three years ago for my dad and almost two for my mom. They are buried in the town where I live. All my other relatives of their generation ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are retired seniors. We live in a beautiful two-story house we built 14 years ago. At the time, we thought it would be our final home, but in my opinion, it no longer ...