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

My husband and I have been together 30-plus years. When our love was new, it was all smiles, hand-holding and thrills when we ...

Dear Abby offers advice to a young man who is sad because his crush won't take the initiative to ask him out. DEAR ABBY: I am a college student finishing up my final year. There’s this girl I have ...

Healing doesn’t happen overnight. Give yourself permission to feel whatever comes and ask honestly for the support you need. A survivor isn’t someone who feels strong all the time; it’s someone who ...

A longtime couple wonders if emotional distance and quiet sadness are now permanent fixtures in their marriage.

I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. I’ve been through surgery and radiation treatments. According to the oncologists, I should now consider myself a “survivor.” Since I have scars, ...

DEAR ANNIE: There is a sad and bitter battle playing out between my two daughters, and as their mother, I feel helpless to stop it. My oldest has always been the more fragile of the two. She struggles ...

I’m hoping you can help me make sense of a situation that feels so small on the surface, yet so big in my heart. A few months ago, my closest friend, “Melissa,” and I fell into one of those quiet, ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’ve always had a complicated relationship with my older sister, “Beth.” She’s the golden child -- successful, pretty, everyone’s favorite. I’m more of the quiet one. I’ve never resented ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with my integrity and an important friendship. My friend “Beth’s” husband, “Jerry,” came to my house to help with a construction project. After discussing the project, we sat ...