Lifestyles

DEAR ABBY: My best friend, "Brooke," started dating a man, "Angus," last year. From the start, he made a poor impression. He met Brooke while he was d...

DEAR ABBY: It seems that everywhere I go, people expect tips. Yesterday, I pulled up to the drive-through at a cookie store, and before I paid or was ...

Dear Heloise: After spending 6 hours on a jet, I feel compelled to write. When flying, please don't grab the seat in front of you to assist you when s...

DEAR ABBY: A few years back, my brother gave me a substantial amount of cryptocurrency. A couple of years after that, he did something that hurt me an...

Dear Heloise: I read your "freezing onions" hint to avoid crying all over them when slicing. I use another method that I have found successful: Wet a ...

DEAR ABBY: I saw my husband's Instagram account, and he's following only women who show their bodies provocatively. Is that emotional cheating, or is ...

Dear Heloise: I agree wholeheartedly about reading physical newspapers! My city had a morning and evening paper; I subscribed to the evening paper. Th...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 30-plus years. When our love was new, it was all smiles, hand-holding and thrills when we saw each othe...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Killian Ramsey, from St. Marys, Pa., a member of the class of 2027, majoring in Mechanical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Ins...

Dear Heloise: I've been having issues with my underwear getting stained, and I've tried bleach to get the stains out. The bleach would damage the elas...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 40 years and share the same friendships — joint, his and mine. We have camped, hosted parties and tr...

Dear Heloise: In your column, I quite often see complaints from people who do not receive a thank-you note when they send someone a gift. According to...

DEAR ABBY: My young daughter and I had the pleasure of spending three months with my parents while my husband was deployed. We had a lovely visit, but...

Winter doesn’t just bring snowflakes and shorter days, it ushers in a noticeable spike in colds, flu, RSV, COVID-19, and other respiratory infections....

As I look out over my very cold and snowy garden, it seems as though we will never have gardening weather again. Of course, that is not true. Every wi...

Dear Heloise: As a pet sitter, I read with interest the letter from Mandy, in Texas, regarding things that pet owners should remember to do before lea...

DEAR ABBY: I have three daughters with children of their own. Every year, we have a family vacation. My daughter "Monica's" children, ages 8 and 9, wh...

DEAR ABBY: I am neat and organized, but my wife is the opposite. She's messy and disorganized. I knew it before we married, but we made a handshake de...

Dear Heloise: In the South, a holiday dinner staple is broccoli rice casserole. After this year's Thanksgiving feast, I had more leftover broccoli cas...

DEAR ABBY: To help out his parents, I pick up my grandson from day care two days a week. I recently started taking him to a local park for about 45 mi...