Dear Eric: I’ve been “friends” with a couple for more than 20 years. In retrospect our engagements always seem to be about partying. We attended both their sons’ weddings. Yet I still feel that they ...

I can’t figure out if they still invite me so I know they aren’t trying to exclude me, or if they think that if I only tried ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend I haven’t spoken to since her small wedding two years ago. I thought we were pretty close friends for 25 years. We shared our ups and downs. Before her wedding, she told me ...

Dear Annie: This is a long story, but I will try to keep it short. I gave my mother a couch and chair as she was in desperate need of furniture. The furniture was my downstairs furniture, and I felt ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: When sharing stories, anecdotes or facts in conversation, I usually cite my source. For example, I might say, “I recently read an op-ed in (newspaper) by (author) where they said ..

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dear Abby gives advice to a mother whose daughter refuses to have her over for holidays. DEAR ABBY: I haven’t had a holiday with ...

DEAR AMY: I’d like your input regarding a family drama. My sister and I have not been speaking to each other for quite a while. My niece (her daughter) is getting married, and I reached out to this ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’m struggling with the end of a friendship that has meant the world to me for most of my life. My best friend of 25 years recently got married to someone she’s only known for a few months ...

Dear Eric: I have a good friend with whom I get together maybe twice a month or so. We disagree politically, sometimes passionately, but always end our conversation by telling each other that we are ...

DEAR ABBY: My niece is getting married. We have received a wedding invitation, RSVP and all, but it’s addressed only to my two 11-year-old identical twin daughters. My husband and I are not invited to ...

Reunited with her son after half a century, a reader feels slighted by her seat at a family wedding, where her son’s wife had already made her feel less than welcome. By Philip Galanes I am a birth ...