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

In today’s Dear Abby, a 60-year-old retiree wonders how to handle friends who turn every meal into a monologue—leaving her barely able to get a word in.

"We are totally willing and able to be honest with them and explain why we don’t include them with the larger group ...

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie offers advice to a woman feeling more and more excluded from her fiancé's life as their ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law is her alcoholic husband’s enabler. He has health conditions that make walking difficult. He ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law is her alcoholic husband’s enabler. He has health conditions that make walking difficult. He ...

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law is her alcoholic husband’s enabler. He has health conditions that make walking difficult. He falls down often and can’t make it to the bathroom. Being drunk all the time ...

Dear Overdue: Sounds like your sister is lonely, heartbroken and, yes, taking advantage of your generosity. You can be supportive without letting her steamroll your life and your home. If you don’t ...

Dear Annie: My fiance, “Mark,” and I have been together for four years and are set to get married next spring. We live together in a small house we bought last fall. For the most part, things are good ...

Dear Annie: My fiance, “Mark,” and I have been together for four years and are set to get married next spring. We live together in a small house we bought last fall. For the most part, things are good ...

My life partner and I built and moved into our dream home together a few years ago. We have a decent-sized family and a reasonable number of friends with whom we like to socialize. We ...