DEAR NO-SHOW: A better way to phrase it would be to tell your sister-in-law (who is your friend) that you couldn’t get on the ...

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Dear No-Show: A better way to phrase it would be to tell your sister-in-law (who is your friend) that you couldn’t get on the ...

DEAR DUMPED ON: No. Tell your husband HE must run to the donation center to dispose of the items his mother sends home with him. Once he tires of doing it, HE will discourage his well-meaning mother.

DEAR ABBY: My father-in-law passed away, and I have never been particularly close to my mother-in-law. I have encouraged my ...

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

Dear Abby: I see a psychiatrist and psychologist for generalized anxiety disorder, major depression disorder and borderline personality disorder. According to my doctors, my psychiatric disorders are ...

After years of hatred and abuse, I believed the only family I had were my own two children, but even they are cold to me now.

DEAR ABBY: I have had a friend since junior high. We have kept in touch off and on over the years. The last few years, she ...

I have been married 10 years. My husband is from another country, and the last six years haven't been easy. I've been the ...

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

Dear Feeling Used: The next time the woman calls and asks to visit, tell her it “isn’t convenient” or you have “other plans” ...