Dear Not the Same: Please stop blaming Emily for the changes you have observed. Your son is making those changes himself. Although his girlfriend appears to be ignorant about basic hygiene, I am not ...

DEAR ABBY: My parents got into an argument because my father saw my mother looking at an old photo of herself from when she ...

DEAR ABBY: For years, my husband and I have socialized with a small group of couples, all empty nesters in our 50s and 60s. We meet at our favorite neighborhood bars for happy hour, live music ...

DEAR ABBY: I am 57 and have been married for 32 years to my husband, who retired from his full-time job last year. I still work full time. Since his retirement, he has been going to a bar once a ...

Advice Dear Abby: Adult stepson’s failure to launch has pushed me to consider divorce Published: Jul. 08, 2025, 6:00 a.m.

DEAR ABBY: I am worried about my 21-year-old son, “Travis.” He hasn’t quite left our home that he shares with me and my husband, but he sleeps here only one or two nights.

A concerned grandmother wrote to Dear Abby after learning her 17-year-old granddaughter’s boyfriend is drinking heavily. Abby shares advice on how to protect her granddaughter and report ...

DEAR GRANDMA: From what you have written, this nice, respectful young adult has developed a dependency on alcohol. Warn your granddaughter about what this may mean for her future.

Dear Grandma: From what you have written, this nice, respectful young adult has developed a dependency on alcohol. Warn your granddaughter about what this may mean for her future.

Dear Abby: My boyfriend's public behavior ruins our time together. Plus: My husband doesn't do anything when my in-laws call me the wrong name.

Adult daughter cuts off contact DEAR ABBY: My older daughter, “Brianna,” age 42, does not want anything to do with me or her brother and sister-in-law. She keeps me from my granddaughter, who ...

DEAR ABBY: My 19-year-old son, who is on the spectrum but high-functioning, has left home. He's legally an adult but wouldn't allow me to teach him normal survival skills, such as balancing a ...