DEAR ABBY: My mom is in her early 80s. More and more often lately, she seems to be avoiding seeing me and my siblings. It ...

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

One roommate drinks and becomes verbally abusive to me and his boyfriend. It became physical once, and he hit me in the face ...

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

Dear Fearful Friend: Tell your abusive alcoholic roommate when he’s sober that, while you admire his personality when he’s ...

A reader asks Dear Abby how to handle her husband who blames her for not being intimate while she is on her period.

P.S. Sex in marriage is supposed to be consensual, a loving act of communication, not submission to domination. DEAR ABBY: I ...

The keys to social dexterity are: Be friendly. A smile is an excellent icebreaker because it puts others around you at ease.

He has a job but always asks us for money. We give him about $400 a month. My husband and I have had a lot of arguments over ...

P.S. Sex in marriage is supposed to be consensual, a loving act of communication, not submission to domination. Dear Abby: I ...

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

I’m somewhat shy, and I can be uneasy in conversations. I don’t always know what to say if there is a break in the ...