I had my kids in my early 20s, which felt right for me and my husband at the time. We live in New York City, where most ...

Answer: Please take the advice you paid for. The trust you have is probably a living trust, a flexible estate-planning device that avoids probate. Living trusts generally allow a smoother, more ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with the end of a friendship that has meant the world to me for most of my life. My best friend of ...

Dear Abby: After my father passed away, I started doing some family genealogy. Everyone, including family, thinks he was a ...

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

A lesson I have learned later in life is that love doesn’t end when a partner dies. Because your husband deeply loved his ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with the end of a friendship that has meant the world to me for most of my life. My best friend of ...

Should I try to salvage our 25-year relationship after she lied to me about her wedding plans and didn't even invite me?

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

I'm struggling with the end of a friendship that has meant the world to me for most of my life. My best friend of 25 years recently married someone she had known for only a few months.