I wish you had mentioned WHY your family is unwilling to include your friend in some of those celebrations. Whatever their reason, because leaving your friend alone dampens your enjoyment, consider ...

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

They greet and say goodbye with kisses on the mouth, long embraces, and affectionate words of love and admiration.

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

DEAR ABBY: My friend has ended our friendship because my husband and I refused to end our friendship with her soon-to-be ex-husband. All our friends (including the husbands of her girlfriends ...

Dear Abby: I’m a 19-year-old guy and live with my parents. We have this neighbor, “Ed,” who, until recently, was friends with my dad. We’ve hung out with him several times and have even go ...

DEAR ABBY: I think the world of “Celia,” my best friend of 25 years ... I think he is a nice guy, but not for her. He has no desire to do better in life, doesn’t provide for her and lives ...

DEAR ABBY: My friend has ended our friendship because my husband and I refused to end our friendship with her soon-to-be ex-husband. All our friends (including the husbands of her girlfriends ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a longtime friend, “Erin,” who is my age (early 60s). She retired several months ago and has told me a couple of times since then that she has stopped wearing bras.

DEAR ABBY: My husband has a female friend he grew up with. They have exchanged “happy birthday” texts for many years. However, they have recently begun texting more often. An example ...

Dear Abby helps a woman with a friend who has fallen into financial troubles. Brian Jackson - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: A close friend — whom I’ve been urging for years to save for a rainy ...

DEAR ABBY: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home, nor do I expect her to invite me for a ...