Dear Annie: On a recent cross-country flight, I had an uncomfortable experience that left me wondering about basic airplane etiquette. I was seated in coach, where space is already tight, when the ...

Dear Annie: I have a wonderful son. He’s kind, generous, loving and easygoing to a fault. I’ve always had good relationships with his girlfriends. He’s been seeing a new woman for about four months ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’ve always been a person with enthusiasm for things in life. I’ve always had an interest or an obsession that gave me a purpose or direction, something to aspire to. But recently, I’ve ...

Dear Annie: We would like to respond to your answer to “Retired and Busy,” the grandparent who complained about overscheduled grandkids. To us, your answer was spot-on. We never felt “gaslit.” At 80 ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 26 years, and we both are in our 60s, and neither one of us is in good health. When we married, I had three girls and he had two girls. My husband’s ...

DEAR ANNIE: My name is “Clara.” I am a 42-year-old female and have been married for 19 years. We live on the West Coast, about 10 hours by car from both of our families. We have a decent relationship ...

Dear Annie: My wife and I have a close friend whom, in non-pandemic times, we invited over for dinner or cocktails at least once or twice a week. We’ve spent many holidays together over the last 10 or ...

Dear Annie: I feel like I am constantly being pulled in too many directions, and I do not know how to handle it anymore. Between work, raising kids, caring for aging parents and trying to keep some ...

Dear Annie: I’m stunned by the number of letters to advice columns from parents who gave their children everything and are devastated that their adult children refuse or limit contact with them. I can ...

Dear Annie: I recently moved into a small building with only eight apartments. Just three days after moving in, I was in a serious car accident that left me hospitalized for two weeks. I’m now back ...

Dear Annie: My sister-in-law has lived with my in-laws for four years. When she and her then-infant moved in, it was an emergency situation — leaving an abusive relationship. However, she does not ...

While her in-laws did tell her husband to send their condolences during a Zoom chat, Annie Lane thinks personal communication is better during difficult times after a death in the family. Dear Annie: ...