DEAR ANNIE: My friend “Caleb” and I have been close for six years. We met in college, stayed in touch and still talk almost every day. He’s been in a relationship for a while, but I recently realized ...
Dear Annie: I have three sons with whom I have no relationship. Two are drug addicts and alcoholics, and one is a narcissist. Their father was emotionally abusive, and after 22 years of marriage and ...
Editor’s note: Annie Lane is off. This was originally published in 2021. Dear Annie: I am a man in my late 50s. Until recently, I was in a long-distance relationship with a woman – let’s call her ...
Dear Annie: I have three sons with whom I have no relationship. Two are drug addicts and alcoholics, and one is a narcissist. Their father was emotionally abusive, and after 22 years of marriage and ...
Dear Annie: I’ve been close friends with “Tina” for over 25 years. We’ve raised our kids together and supported each other through losses and hard times. But in the last year or so, things have ...
Dear Annie: I’ve been in a 14-year relationship with a man who never proposed. Early on, it didn’t bother me much; we were both divorced with kids, and I’d just ended a 13-year marriage. But over time ...
There have been two different occasions where I sent a baby shower gift because I couldn’t make it to the shower. On both occasions, I never received a thank-you note. One was for the niece of a ...
Dear Annie: I never thought that I would be writing a complaint to one of these columns, but here it goes. I married my husband 12 years ago, and I was excited because that meant (well, I thought) ...
This column was originally published in 2021. Dear Annie: I am a woman in my mid-30s, and my wife is in her early 40s. We met a little less than two years ago and haven’t left each other’s side since.
Dear Annie: My three brothers and I are all senior citizens, and throughout our lives we have endured a very difficult relationship with our mother. From the time we were children, she was physically ...
Dear Annie: I am writing about a friendship that has left me hurt and confused. My husband and I have known this couple for many years. He has been our friend for decades, and when he remarried, we ...