Dear Annie: My best friend, “Claire,” has been dating her boyfriend, “Jay,” for three years. I really liked him when they first started dating, but lately, she’s been confiding in me about some things ...

DEAR ANNIE: My mom and I read your column every day, and we always find your advice thoughtful and compassionate. Lately, I’ve been thinking about something I witnessed years ago while working in a ...

How much should I give my stepdaughter for her wedding as a gift? I can afford to be generous, but I also want to do the right thing by them. I am not enabling them with expensive lifestyle choices, ...

My parents are both alcoholics. It’s been obvious with my dad for decades—jobs lost, depression, emotional issues and fights, and an insistence on drinking an enormous amount daily, even after a heart ...

DEAR ANNIE: My best friend and I have been close for over 20 years. We’ve seen each other through marriages, divorces, parenting challenges, health scares -- you name it. She is the person I call when ...

Have you ever felt so anxious in a tough situation that you didn’t know what to do next? That’s how Seth Kopald felt during his divorce. He worried that he’d lose connection with his kids. “How much ...

Dear Annie: I have a friend, “Marcy,” whom I’ve known for about six years through a mutual group of acquaintances. She was very kind when my mother was alive, often coming over to help, and she has ...

Welcome to Asking for a Friend, a monthly advice column dedicated to helping you make sense of your messiest, most complicated friendship moments. Each month, clinical psychologist Miriam Kirmayer, ...

Annie Lane is off this week. This column was originally published in 2022. Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for a long time, and he is a great guy. However, when it comes to my ...