DEAR ABBY: I haven’t had a holiday with my grown daughter, “Charly,” since she left the state 12 years ago. When she came out as a lesbian, I wasn’t very accepting and didn’t handle it well.

DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter, “Allie,” (whom I’ve raised as my own since she was 2), has banned my 39-year-old daughter’s 19-year-old girlfriend “Taylor” from coming to her house for the ...

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DEAR ABBY: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore: This is her decision to make, not his.

DEAR ABBY: My dear friend ... belittles him constantly and is very vocal about how much she dislikes him. Her 4-year-old can do no wrong. The older boy’s mother has weekends with her son ...

Dear Annie: I’m a single man in my late 30s, and after a few years of being out of the dating game, I’ve started putting myself out there again. But I’m finding it harder than ever to tell ...

DEAR ANNIE: My husband and I have been together for 13 years and married for 10. We’ve always had what I believed was a stable, loving relationship. In all that time, we’ve only had a handful ...

Dear Abby: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore, this is her decision to make, not his ...

Dear Abby: I have been at the same job for 20-plus years and have accrued a lot of vacation days. I don’t often take a week or two at a time; I’ll take a day off here and there. My neighbors ...

Dear Readers: Mother’s Day arrives each year draped in flowers, breakfast trays and hand-drawn cards, but beneath the surface it carries so much more. It is a day of celebration, yes, but also ...

Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? Every Tuesday, James Parker tackles readers’ questions. Tell him about your lifelong or ...

Dear Annie: I’m a 57-year-old woman, and I’ve been in an off-and-on relationship for nearly 11 years with a man who is 30. Yes, there’s a big age gap, but in the beginning, it felt like we ...