A tangle of emotions around aging—and the shame of doing something about it—bled into an eyebrow-raising covert operation.

For my own well-being, I do not want to attend future get togethers where I am ignored and treated with contempt.

When I went on a work trip, I was surprised by how relaxed I was without my kids and husband. I then encouraged him to go on ...

Phones ring differently when something bad has happened. I don’t know how that can be true, but it is. So even before I ...

"... my sisters-in-law, and even my nieces and nephews who are all in their 30s, barely acknowledged me. No real hello. No conversation. I felt invisible in a room full of people I have known for ...

Dear Annie: I’m a 73-year-old married woman, and my husband and I have a full social life. We regularly host other couples for happy hour, dinner and holidays. I enjoy it, and I’m grateful to have ...

My husband has developed a new kink. What’s become annoying is that for the past month, he has required sex to start with this new move.

Dear Feeling Degraded: You are not being overly sensitive. Patting an adult on the head is not “cute.” It is condescending, ...

I have tried reacting with a smile, reacting with silence and even reacting sharply. None of it has stopped her.

In today's Dear Annie column, a 73-year-old woman asks how to stop a friend’s joking but degrading comments about her height.

In the ICU, they ripped my clothes off and attached machines and cords to me. That’s when I realized that this was serious.