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

I have been holding out while politely begging for some of the cleanliness issues to resolve, but it’s had zero impact.

DEAR ABBY: My wife died five years ago. I waited for four years before getting back in the dating scene. My girlfriend was ...

I came across a column of yours that I had clipped and tucked away. On one of the pages I had dog-eared was the poem, “Decide ...

I returned home this morning to discover my husband across the street chatting with a neighbor's wife, wearing only his robe.

Couple has two kids, a good relationship and a long history together, and woman's parents wonder if they should intervene to ...

DEAR ABBY: I am concerned about my daughter. She’s in a nice relationship, which seems good. They have two beautiful sons, ...

DEAR ABBY: My younger brother, “Paul,” is 40 and in a rut. He became friends with a friend of mine, “Mitch,” whom I met in college. Paul also became good friends with Mitch’s wife, “Iris.” After a ...

My wife always has been a bit messy, but over time her behavior has gotten much worse. The stress of her behavior, and her refusal to help clean, is causing me to lose my hair. What can I do?

I am concerned about my daughter. She’s in a nice relationship, which seems good. They have two beautiful sons, ages 4 and 2, ...

I have been married for 27 years. Most of them have been miserable. My husband has been a functioning alcoholic for more than ...

A reader shares what a poem Abby printed years ago still means to her.