Dear Abby gives advice to a reader who is hurt after many of the people in her life skipped going to her mother's funeral.

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

They go on and on about themselves or people I don’t know. At the end of the meal, they’ll finally throw in a “How are you?” ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who is contemplating telling her friend why his first two marriages didn’t work out.

I’m an older gay male with many gay friends, but I have never come out to family, although I’m confident most of them know or ...

In today’s Dear Abby, a 60-year-old retiree wonders how to handle friends who turn every meal into a monologue—leaving her barely able to get a word in.

My mother passed away, and not a single one of my so-called friends showed up to her funeral. No cards. No flowers. Not even a phone call.

She has chosen a very pricey restaurant where the bill will be a minimum of $900 for four people. I’m scared to think about ...