Dear Abby gives advice to a reader who is hurt after many of the people in her life skipped going to her mother’s funeral.

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

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have neighbors we are not interested in being friends with. We are a religious family and believe ...

She has chosen a very pricey restaurant where the bill will be a minimum of $900 for four people. I’m scared to think about it.

"People I had considered close friends and family who supposedly loved my mother came up with a dozen different reasons not ...

Dear Annie: I’m a 36-year-old woman who’s always been the “go-to” friend for emotional support. I don’t mind being there for ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I recently bought a new house. I was downsizing because my mother has passed away and my daughter went out of ...

If she’s not taking hints, you’re going to have to tell her how you feel. Since you are by nature a people pleaser, this ...

Dear Annie: I’ve always prided myself on being a good friend. I’m the one who shows up at weddings, baby showers, birthday parties and even moving day. I donate to friends’ fundraisers, send ...

My mother passed away, and not a single one of my so-called friends showed up to her funeral. No cards. No flowers. Not even a phone call.

DEAR HOSTESS: Your friend should have offered to pay to have your new sofa repaired or replaced. That she heard the wood ...