As to your embarrassment about entertaining friends, that concern may be needless ... I was hurt when my husband reached out ...

Apologize and offer to join them in family counseling if they are willing ... is there a secret in the closet? Dear Abby: Hard to tell where the concern ends and jealousy begins with new boyfriend’s ...

Dear Abby: What the principal of this school just did to my daughter is ethically and morally wrong Dear Abby: Son-in-law’s ‘God complex’ has been ripping our family apart for 15 years ...

DEAR ABBY: I am married, but it isn’t perfect. My husband of seven years, for whatever reason, doesn’t like my family. My mom has now been diagnosed ... My husband and I help her out with any minor ...

When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins. Trish left him after confessing to infidelity via email. He messaged me with a copy of ...

Because the space has no oversight, take the reins by posting a community note on the door or in the room that acknowledges ...

He hasn't gotten a haircut in more than two years, and he's no longer interested in staying fit. I blame the girlfriend.

Abby advises a worried mom about how his girlfriend is influencing his hygiene and habits—should she intervene?

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

Our 23-year-old son, "Ed," was clean-cut, into working out and staying healthy, watched his diet — he even joined a gym and ...

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

Dear Not the Same: Stop blaming Emily for the changes you have observed. Your son is making those changes himself. Although his girlfriend appears to be ignorant about basic hygiene, I am not sure you ...