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

DEAR PROACTIVE: If you said it in the context of explaining that your husband had something similar that turned out to be ...

I struggled to be the parent my children needed. They are adults now, and ... it pains me deeply to know they want nothing to do with me.

DEAR ABBY: I’m the mother of two teenage sons. My younger son “Richie,” is 17 and a great kid. He has a 3.8 grade-point ...

DEAR ABBY: 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 ...