I am so confused. I’m trying to make sense of who I really am and who I want to be. How can I break that cycle? How can I stop repeating the same patterns I was raised with? — Confused in Montana ...

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A close friend’s father died suddenly two months ago, and she’s been distant ever since. We’re relatively young, and this is my first experience having a close friend lose a parent. I’m not sure what ...

Dear Annie: My husband will be 60 on his next birthday, and despite having asthma, he’s in very good shape. Our daughter is 27 and doesn’t manage her finances or life very well. She recently ...

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Dear Annie: I’ve been at my job for a little over a year now, and overall, I enjoy the work and my team. But I’m struggling with how to handle a co-worker we’ll call “Matt.” Matt ...

Dear Eric: I have a distant relationship with my brother as I am a gay man with a “new thought” religion, both of which he says will send me to Hell.

It's been 15 years since I was paralyzed at my bachelorette party. How I'm doing now — and why I'm no longer friends with the bridesmaid who pushed me into a pool. Rachelle Chapman shares her story.