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

DEAR ABBY: When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins.

Dear Imperfect Mom: Amid the turmoil in her marriage, your daughter attempted to blame her infidelity on the example you set ...

When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins. Trish left him ...

"My son-in-law apologized when he realized what that revelation must’ve felt like. He shouldn’t have shared her email without ...

When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins. Trish left him ...

My daughter is cordial but guarded when we occasionally speak. She lives far away. Should I tell her I know what she said ...

She never forgave me for crossing the line with a longtime friend decades ago. My husband owned his part in the situation, ...

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader whose is having problems with her mother-in-law since her husband became incarcerated.

I don’t understand why she thinks we are competing. If it’s a competition, we’re both losing. We both have it bad.

I suspect there is nothing your mother-in-law would like better than for you to divorce her son. If you did, she would have ...

DEAR ABBY: I am married to a man who is incarcerated. As you can imagine, it’s been hard on our family. I have two kids with ...