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

A bachelorette party is intended for a bride to celebrate her upcoming nuptials with her closest friends. One bride-to-be was doing just that — drinking and having fun with her bridesmaids in Austin, ...

While we may strive to be kind and compassionate in our communications with people, we’re bound to fall short sometimes. And one of the ways we do that in conversation? When we condescend, or talk ...

Dear Amy: “Carol” and I are extremely good friends. I know she cares deeply about me. However, whenever she asks about my life, instead of sympathizing with my problems and my feelings, she clings to ...

Many people feel obligated to "fix" or tolerate their bad friendships, simply because they've been in the relationship for so long. Others feel pressured to stay in toxic platonic relationships ...

If you've ever thought about friend requesting Alex Trebek on Facebook, don't. He wants nothing to do with you or that stupid little website. They barely pay me enough to talk down to you people let ...