I'm afraid someday someone is going to be sitting on his deck and it's going to collapse, and people will get hurt. I'm ...

DEAR ABBY: My companion of many years and I are retired and live a few hours away from some of his family. When one of them ...

When my niece walks into a room, she immediately takes over any conversations in progress. I find it extremely rude and ...

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

Is there a way to confront her without her or the family getting mad at me, or should I just keep “going home”?

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

Some of man's children, grandchildren consider him 'toxic' based on stories from his first wife — some true, some embellished ...

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

DEAR LONELY: Your ex-wife has told these tales because she has an ax to grind. Her motives are not pure. Your oldest daughter ...

stories have grown to monumental proportions, and two of my children and several of my grandchildren no longer want to have ...

Some of the stories are accurate, but many are embellished. My oldest daughter joined her mother in the storytelling.

DEAR ABBY: I am a troubled older man. I was married with three children, but I drank too much. My wife and I divorced after ...