DEAR ABBY: When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins.

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

I struggled to be the parent my children needed. They are adults now, and ... it pains me deeply to know they want nothing to ...

Since his retirement, he has been going to a bar once a week or so. One of the staff has taken an interest in being his ...

DEAR PROACTIVE: If you said it in the context of explaining that your husband had something similar that turned out to be ...

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

Dear Imperfect Mom: Amid the turmoil in her marriage, your daughter attempted to blame her infidelity on the example you set ...

She never forgave me for crossing the line with a longtime friend decades ago. My husband owned his part in the situation, ...

"My son-in-law apologized when he realized what that revelation must’ve felt like. He shouldn’t have shared her email without ...

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: I have been seeing my partner, "Gil," for five years. After my husband passed, Gil came into my life again. We had ...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend embarrassed me when he told me to apologize to a woman standing behind him in line at the market. We were at the front of the checkout line when I said I’d run to get an ...