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

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a friend, Nora, whom I have known since high school. She now lives in a nearby town, but too far to just make a visit for the day, so when we do get together, it requires a ...

DEAR ABBY: I moved away from my hometown 10 years ago, and I have a dear friend of nearly 30 years who still likes to sleep next to me when she visits. This is becoming so annoying that I don’t want ...

Dear Annie: My longtime friend seems to be outspoken when I’m around her lately. I have a nervous habit of biting my nails, and when my friend is at my house, she yells at me to stop doing that, ...

A long-time friend mentioned a spot she wanted to visit, but another friend went there with a different group instead. Photos went up online, and suddenly the texts stopped, the calls went unanswered, ...

a hairbrush, my dog’s electric nail file, random dishes and plates, rat traps, laundry detergent packets, dollar store craft ...

Dear Not My Past: Congratulations on your years of sobriety. Your friend may consciously or subconsciously resent the new ...

DEAR ERIC: My sister and I were once best friends. She has a friend from high school who was also her best friend. This ...

Suggest she be neurologically examined by her doctor for signs of dementia or some other brain-related illness. If she checks ...

Dear Annie: My 12-year-old son goes over to his friend’s house now and then. His friend lives in a small town that is walking distance to ice cream shops, markets and delis. Whenever my son visits, ...

Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who is fed up with a longtime pal’s two-faced behavior.