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

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

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

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

Dear Eric: Several months ago, a group of friends and I planned a vacation trip for this coming fall. We pre-paid the hotel ...

Dear Eric: Several months ago, a group of friends and I planned a vacation trip for this coming fall. We pre-paid the hotel costs, all-inclusive fees, and paid for round-trip airline tickets. A few ...

At the most horrible time in my life, they chose to leave me alone. Then it struck me: I really have no friends or meaningful ...

During the hardest period of her life, she watched as people made excuses for why they couldn't be there for her.

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: My son-in-law, “Samuel,” whom I adore, is a great partner to my daughter and an amazing father to my grandson.

Dear Abby: I recently spent weeks caring for my mom in hospice. I was holding her hand when she took her last breath. I had ...

Several months ago, a group of friends and I planned a vacation trip for this coming fall. We pre-paid the hotel costs, ...