Dear Imperfect Mom: Amid the turmoil in her marriage, your daughter attempted to blame her infidelity on the example you set ...

She never forgave me for crossing the line with a longtime friend decades ago. My husband owned his part in the situation, ...

Centenary University is turning happiness into homework. The New Jersey school just launched the world’s first Ph.D. in Happiness Studies — a fully virtual program training global students in the ...

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 ...

After moving into a 55-plus community seven years ago, I became close friends with my neighbors, “Iris” and her husband. She ...

Dear Abby: After moving into a 55-plus community seven years ago, I became close friends with my neighbors, “Iris” and her ...

DEAR BROTHER: It’s probably jarring to read about oneself in an advice column to which one did not write, even if the ...

I live five hours away from my hometown. My mom is 98 and in assisted living. In recent years, my younger sister has become cruel to our mom ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I recently received a voicemail from my brother that recorded a conversation he was having with his wife. It was clear he didn't know he had accidentally dialed my phone during this ...

DEAR ABBY: I owe nearly $200,000 in student loans for my graduate school education. I’m a middle-aged female who has health issues. My income is marginal, as is my career. I had hoped years ago ...

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