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

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a ...

A reader thinks the future seems “grim” and doesn’t know where to turn.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are retired. He sits in his recliner chair all day, every day. He says he is “studying his Bible” ...

Women at the hardware and grocery stores keep coming up to me, asking about my shirt and trying to get a date with me.

Dear Abby: I don’t know how I’ll survive if Social Security gets cut Dear Abby: I’m in love with my coworker — I don’t know to break the news to my boyfriend ...

DEAR ABBY: I am 57 and have been married for 32 years to my husband, who retired from his full-time job last year. I still ...

Dear Abby: Now that I'm retired, I have friends who think I should be their go-to source for help. I have my own schedule and routine now. I like having some days free. How do I politely tell them no.

Dear Abby: I cry every time I think of this. Plus: My mother-in-law touches me without my consent.

Stories by Abigail Van Buren Dear Abby: I was hurt when my husband reached out to his first wife’s family on anniversary of her death Dear Abby: Retired couple fears loss of Social Security ...

FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025 DEAR ABBY: My father's wife, "Carole," loves to thrift-shop. She enjoys hunting for a good deal, particularly if she can find things for our 5-year-old daughter ...