Even after all these efforts, my mother-in-law responded that she feels having two separate parties (one in her state and one ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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.

DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Troy” and I hang ... I noticed how it started feeling more like a relationship. We don’t hold hands or kiss, but he asks me what I’m doing, who I’m with ...