What do you do when your social battery runs out? Do you push on and force yourself to continue to socialize, or do you bow out and go home? It gets more complicated with you’re a teen with your ...

Dear Abby helps a woman who has a friend that makes constant trips to see her and wants to find a polite way to tell her no, avoiding a possible meltdown. Mediteraneo - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I ...

I have been unable to stay overnight at my parents’ house for the past 10 years since my marriage because my mother-in-law ...

I always considered my lifelong friend “Mary” to be my BEST friend. We are in our mid-50s now and live in different countries, but we’ve always stayed in contact. When she comes to visit, she stays ...

Dear Annie: I’d love your perspective on an issue I’m having with my adult daughter, who lives in another state. She visits every Christmas for several days but refuses to stay overnight at my home.

DEAR ABBY: I have had a friend since junior high. We have kept in touch off and on over the years. The last few years, she and her hubby have wanted to visit us more often. We have visited them in ...

DEAR ERIC: I have a close friend of more than 40 years who lives in a very large and expensive city. Whenever I travel there, I will often ask if my wife and I can stay with her. She is acquainted ...