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

Dear Abby: My sister-in-law is her alcoholic husband’s enabler. He has health conditions that make walking difficult. He ...

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?” ...

I was taught that a conversation should be an opportunity for both parties to engage in talking and listening.' ...

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 ...

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.

During the hardest period of her life, she watched as people made excuses for why they couldn't be there for her.

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

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.

DEAR ABBY: I recently bought a new house. I was downsizing because my mother has passed away and my daughter went out of ...