The young woman wastes her money on weed and alcohol, wrecks cars she is given, and gets evicted when she fails to pay rent.

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

DEAR ABBY: I’m in my early 30s; my husband is 46. We have been married three years. He has a 24-year-old daughter, “Kiki.” ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 37-year-old woman who seems to be the go-to person in my family to figure things out. Due to my stepmom not ...

I’ve been struggling more and more with feeling used, as if my worth is dependent only on what I can do for her.

DEAR MOM: You can talk until you are blue in the face — and I am assuming that you have tried more than once — to get your ...

DEAR ABBY: Is there any way I can help my 55-year-old daughter, who has just embarked upon yet another no-doubt doomed ...

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

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

DEAR ABBY: You often respond to a person who has been “ghosted” by a friend or relative. I have the opposite problem. I have ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m hoping that you can help me. My sister and I are distanced from each other. We haven’t spoken since the ...

My elementary school teacher died recently. I hadn’t seen her in more than 20 years because of how she made me feel. I ...