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

I have been dating “Rita” for four months. We peck on the lips, hug and hold hands, but we have had only one real kiss so far ...

A good friend of mine, “Louis,” has big problems. He is in his 60s, and although he’s 50% disabled, he can still work custodial jobs. His sister, “Gayle,” ...

A good friend of mine, "Louis," has big problems. He is in his 60s, and although he's 50% disabled, he can still work ...

GENTLE READER: While Miss Manners agrees that this conversation jumped the rails, she does not understand why you were still ...

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 ...

DEAR ABBY: Last year, after several years overseas, my husband and I returned stateside and moved to my hometown. It has been a lonely transition.

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

My husband has two grown children from his first marriage and two grandchildren. When I met him, he was still in what he ...

Last year, after several years overseas, my husband and I returned stateside and moved to my hometown. It has been a lonely transition. One of my friends from school, “Skip,” has helped, but more and ...

"It is usually unflattering or one-dimensional, or he’ll include me in a one-time event story but make it sound like it was my whole life, which it isn’t." ...

He has helped, but more and more, he dominates social situations by framing what people first learn about me and my husband.