For years, my natural birth father and I had a difficult time getting along or seeing eye to eye. He had remarried a wealthy woman who had a daughter, and from the time I can remember, they have been ...

A reader wonders what he should do about his neighbor’s bothersome behavior, including loud singing and guitar playing mornings and evenings. By Philip Galanes My neighbor across the street has ...

We (me, my husband, and our son and daughter) moved into our house about a year ago. We met the neighbors next door about two weeks in. They’re an older couple with grown kids. Our only interactions ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’ve been helping my neighbor with errands and yard work ever since his wife passed last fall. He’s 82, lives alone and doesn’t have any close family nearby. At first, it felt good to help ...

My wife’s brother passed away seven months ago, leaving behind two daughters, ages 13 and 9, and an ex-wife. The brother and his ex had split custody and were co-parenting reasonably well despite some ...

DEAR ANNIE: My mom probably has narcissism and borderline personality disorders but has never been diagnosed. She is extremely difficult to deal with, and everyone knows this. She believes she is ...