I raised my son on my own, and thought I was a good mother. Now, though, he is often rude to me. His wife finds fault with almost anything I do. They spend a lot of time with her family and exclude me ...

"She has him doing all of the housework in their home, belittles him constantly, and is very vocal about how much she ...

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

My dear friend is stepmother to a 14-year-old boy she clearly dislikes and abuses. She treats him like a servant in his own ...

My concern is that she tends to treat me like she might treat her son. She asks me (repeatedly) if I’m cold and suggests that ...

Dear Abby: My father’s wife, “Carole,” loves to thrift-shop. She enjoys hunting for a good deal, particularly if she can find ...

I am at the end of my rope with a relative. She lies constantly. She makes up elaborate stories that I have Googled and ...

Every time we’re on the phone we say “I love you” to each other before hanging up. I have feelings for him. He says he ...

Dear Abby: My father’s wife, “Carole,” loves to thrift-shop. She enjoys hunting for a good deal, particularly if she can find ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a disagreement with my fiancée. “Fran” has been a widow for nearly six years. I have been divorced for 34 ...

A Dear Abby reader asks for advice on how he can stop his fiancee’s alcohol addiction because it is hurting their ...

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