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

Dear Abby: After my father died by suicide, my mother moved the family across the country. I was 13, and I never discussed my father’s death with anyone. Now, 50 years later, my best friend from high ...

Dear Abby: My husband is a good man. He is also an alcoholic in recovery. We recently moved back to where his family lives. He now wants us to spend time with a half-sister who has said terrible ...

I was stunned to learn this while still recovering from the loss of my mother.

A Dear Abby reader wants to know how to delicately inquire about her grandmother's will. DEAR ABBY: My grandmother passed away 16 years ago. Before she passed, she told me and my two kids that she had ...

DEAR ABBY: I’d like to offer some advice to shy people like me. I didn’t have a girlfriend until I was 30, although I had my share of female friends. (I met a couple of women in online chat ...

DEAR ABBY: My favorite aunt was dying. Her daughter is my favorite cousin, so I texted her almost every day with encouragement. When the doctor said the end was near, I backed off messaging to give ...

Dear Abby advises a reader who is neat and organized, but his wife is the opposite. larisikstefania - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I am neat and organized, but my wife is the opposite. She’s messy and ...

This Dear Abby reader thinks his sister coerced his mom into making her the sole beneficiary of her will. DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away recently. She suffered from dementia and was a cancer ...