Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where “things like this don’t happen.” My other ...

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

My husband and I have been happily married for 12 years. We have a beautiful family — a 12-year-old daughter and a ...

DEAR SOLO: I sure can. The next time this friend wants to visit, grow a backbone. Tell her you no longer want to share your ...

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

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

I know the store is counting on spontaneous purchases by doing this, but it’s extremely non-customer-friendly.

DEAR ABBY: I know I’ll be chastised for having these thoughts, but I need advice. I thought I was supportive to my friend who ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...

The Sun-Times welcomed the arrival of the "Dear Abby" advice column on Monday with much fanfare, including an A-1 billboard as well as a question-and-answer interview in the features section ...

The older ones among us doubtless remember. Back in the day, people would write in to advice columnists who would answer those questions in newspapers around the country. The most ...

How an Ovid-quoting London broadsheet from the late seventeenth century spawned “Dear Abby,” Dan Savage, and Reddit’s Am I ...