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 ...

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

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Dear Hobbled: If you think you’re alone in being subjected to this annoyance, think again. People are curious, and some have ...

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

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 ...

A reader looks for advice on whether or not they should stop being friends with their best friend, whom acts like a boyfriend ...

My sister should use a walker and no longer be driving but does both. I am afraid and concerned. She keeps calling me every ...

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

She has him doing all of the housework in their home, belittles him constantly and is very vocal about how much she dislikes him. Her 4-year-old can do no wrong.

You appear to be the passive partner in this relationship. If you would like to change the balance of power, assert yourself.

My 65-year-old son is dating a 25-year-old woman he met in art class. They profess their love, which I find ridiculous. He wants her to move in with us, which I oppose. Am I too-old fashioned? What's ...