My husband and I have three grown children, all of whom still live at home. I had always thought that once they graduated from college and got good jobs, they should start paying rent. Because my ...

DEAR ABBY: Do you think it’s unreasonable to ask an acquaintance/neighbor to send a quick text before dropping by? Dear Abby: An old outgrown sweater has caused a rift in our friendship This ...

DEAR ABBY: When I was a teenager, my immigrant grandparents brought back hand-knit sweaters from Ireland, the country in ...

DEAR TAMARA: The subject of thank-you notes is one of the most common complaints I receive from readers. Some people put off ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I am a 37-year-old woman who seems to be the go-to person in my family to figure things out. Due to my stepmom not ...

When I refused, she me she’d already promised her neighbor she could borrow it. She became very angry, accused me of being ...

DEAR ABBY: Do you think it’s unreasonable to ask an acquaintance/neighbor to send a quick text before dropping by? This neighbor lives within the same development I do. She is friendly enough ...

DEAR ABBY: My daughter was diagnosed with a disease. Soon after, she decided to marry a man she’d met. I’m not fond of the ...

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married 30 years. Over the last couple of years, a male friend of ours (also married) has taken an interest in my wife. He obviously finds her attractive ...

Dear Abby: I dated a colleague when I was 22 but broke it off because I couldn’t deal with the fact that he was several ...

I called Helen and told her this is nuts. Helen responded that she does indeed expect my daughter to do all of that because ...