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

DEAR ABBY: I am worried about my 21-year-old son, “Travis.” He hasn’t quite left our home that he shares with me and my ...

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 ex-wife died recently, she left our two children (in their 20s and 30s) a home that was in her name. My son has a good job; my daughter works periodically as a model. Losing her ...

Dear Abby: I have been with my wife for 40 years, including 32 years of marriage. I have done the best I could as a boyfriend ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired. He sits in his recliner chair all day, every day. He says he is “studying his Bible” ...

Dear Abby: I've always been close to my godchildren, but the older two, both girls and both adults, have stopped communicating. The answer I get is they're busy, but I worry their feelings toward ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been having a friend-with-benefits relationship with a man I’ll call “Gene.” We are both in our 70s. He lives an hour away, and we see each other once a month.

My youngest (now 32) has isolated himself. He has become a different person, as we all have. I’m worried about him. He was ...

Advice Dear Abby: Woman wishes her children could understand that years of abuse require a lifetime of recovery Published: May. 22, 2025, 4:00 a.m.

Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered near a city where "things like this don't happen." My other ...

A close relative has started working in the adult industry. She now dresses provocatively, showing lots of skin. She has also covered much of her body with tattoos ...