Dear Abby: I’m the mother of two teenage sons. My younger son “Richie,” is 17 and a great kid. He has a 3.8 grade-point ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ABBY: My husband bought me a beautiful diamond ring for our 35th anniversary. People often ask how much it cost and why we would spend that. I know I don’t have to explain myself, and I try ...

A Dear Abby reader asks for advice on what to do with her daughter in future situations so she is not disrupting.

Dear Abby: My in-laws have repeatedly attempted to destroy my marriage. My husband knows they trash-talk us to family, thinking we don’t know it, but he won’t put up any meaningful boundaries ...

DEAR ABBY: Ever since I was a child, my mom has regarded me as wise, thoughtful and intelligent. She has confided about family issues, tensions at church and cheating at her workplace.