I want to start doing things on my own, but I’m not sure how to take that first step without causing a major rift.

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 ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been dating a man who isn’t ... What should I do? -- Who Am I to Him? Dear Who Am I: You’ve been extremely understanding of this man’s circumstances, and while it ...

Dear Annie: Have you ever felt exhausted from constantly striving to please those who seem impossible to satisfy -- pouring your heart into giving, doing and sacrificing for the people you love ...

Note: This column was originally published in 2021. Dear Annie: I am a single mother of two teenage girls. After a series of abusive relationships, I hadn’t dated for two years until recently.

Dear Annie: I’ve been with my boyfriend for over three years. We met when I was a freshman in high school and he was a sophomore. I fell head over heels right away, and we became official nearly ...

DEAR ANNIE: I am the sole caregiver of my partner of 30 years who started suffering from dementia five years ago. I am at a point where I do nothing all day if I can avoid it. I read compulsively.

This column originally ran in 2021. Dear Annie: I am in my late 60s, and my boyfriend, “Mark,” is in his early 70s. We have been living together in my house for a year and a half. We’re both ...

Dear Annie: I am married to a man who thinks it’s OK to take other women out to eat repeatedly, at times, monthly. He pays the tab for dinner. He usually pays when we go to dinner, too ...

DEAR ANNIE: I have a good friend -- let’s call ... but she laughs it off or says, “You know how I am!” The truth is, I feel disrespected. I’ve rearranged my schedule, sat awkwardly at ...

Annie Lane is off this week. The column below was previously published in 2021. Dear Annie: I am a single mother to my one daughter, who is now 29. She moved from our hometown because that’s ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’ve been married for 38 years, and over time I’ve realized that I’ve slowly lost a sense of who I am. My husband is a good man in many ways, but he’s always the one who ...