DEAR UNEASY: Your friend Laurie has boundary problems when it comes to men, which she has shown you repeatedly. Because you ...

Postponing the inevitable is doing Mandy no favors. She’s at an impressionable age, and the attitudes the little girl is ...

I am 54 and already facing ageism. Some of my neighbors who are in their 30s and 40s make ageist statements aimed at me.

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 ...

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

No law says you must discuss your past career if you don’t wish to. Try this the next time you are asked that question. Say, “I’m retired, and I forget from what.” Or SMILE and say, “Work? I don’t use ...

It is leaving me disappointed and emotionally exhausted. I’m a good person, capable of giving and accepting love, but it appears I’m only a stopgap. It’s making me want to just be alone. Advice? -- MR ...