Reader is annoyed by electrician but can’t afford to lose him. Dear Abby: I am a widow of two decades who has raised a family ...

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

DEAR ABBY: My mom and two sisters constantly complain about their physical ailments. None of them has been evaluated or ...

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

My mom and sisters are so defensive and dismissive of my advice, I’ve all but given up trying to talk to them. If they won’t ...

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.

In today's Dear Abby column, Abby has some straight talk for a reader worried about losing a great contractor.

They constantly complain about their physical ailments. None of them has been evaluated or diagnosed by a physician.

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

I find this annoying and insulting, and I have politely discouraged or tried to deflect his overtures with humor.

(He) has started making phone calls, invitations to lunch or cocktails and professions of having harbored “secret fantasies” ...