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

Lately, it seems that anything I say makes it awkward, and she hasn’t been wanting to talk to me as often or acting the same ...

Under federal law, whoever took the picture could qualify as a producer of child pornography, which has a mandatory 15- to 30 ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been seeing my partner, "Gil," for five years. After my husband passed, Gil came into my life again. We had been colleagues about 10 years prior. We always had a spark but never ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been seeing my partner, “Gil,” for five years. We had been colleagues about 10 years prior. We always had a spark but never acted on it, ...

I live five hours away from my hometown. My mom is 98 and in assisted living. In recent years, my younger sister has become cruel to our mom ...

DEAR ABBY: I am 57 and have been married for 32 years to my husband, who retired from his full-time job last year. I still work full time. Since his retirement, he has been going to a bar once a week ...

My daughter recently got engaged, and while I want to be happy for her, I have serious concerns about her fiancé. He’s moody and dismissive, and I’ve seen him speak to her in ways that feel demeaning.

Dear Abby: My brother left me an accidental voicemail I wasn’t supposed to hear I think he suspects what happened. How should I talk to him about it?

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A reader asks Dear Abby how to tell her partner he isn’t satisfying her in bed. Abby shares tips for having this sensitive ...

DEAR ABBY: After years of disappointment, I finally found the man of my dreams. How do I tell him he isn’t doing certain things right in the bedroom without it being uncomfortable? I have mentioned it ...