Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams.

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

Dear Quiet: If you have a mostly peaceable relationship with your neighbors, it doesn’t seem likely that a request like this ...

My in-laws have repeatedly attempted to destroy my marriage. My husband knows they trash-talk us to family, thinking we don't ...

DEAR ABBY: My in-laws have repeatedly attempted to destroy my marriage. My husband knows they trash-talk us to family, ...

A reader says conversations with her once-dear friend make her sad and angry. Dear Abby: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years.

I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly heavily.

DEAR ABBY: I have known "Sheila" for 30 years ... If I try to talk about her issues, Sheila says she's sorry and will do better, and then changes the subject. Our conversations are making me ...

DEAR NO-SHOW: A better way to phrase it would be to tell your sister-in-law (who is your friend) that you couldn’t get on the plane because you forgot your ID, and STILL can’t figure out why your ...

Tell her you would love to continue talking with her, but only once she has confronted her serious alcohol problem AND has started on the road to recovery. (Tell her daughter the same thing.) ...

I have tried to be caring and supportive when most of her other friends have written her off, but I’m ready to give up.