Dear Annie: My husband and I have been struggling with marital problems ever since he proposed. Before that, we got along well, but things took a turn for the worse after the engagement. His ex-wife ...

Dear Annie: My mother-in-law is currently living with my husband and me. She insisted she needed to move in with us, as she was divorcing her husband who received a much larger retirement than her and ...

Dear Abby advises a reader on a group chat comment that led to long-lasting family drama. DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my uncle made a controversial comment about a social issue in my mom’s family ...

Dear Annie: My younger sister, “Rachel,” recently moved back in with our parents after quitting her job and breaking up with her fiance. She’s 27. I’m 32, and I live nearby with my husband and two ...

Dear Annie: I am a sister who cut ties with a sibling, and I’d like to offer my perspective on why. Sometimes, family members who choose to disengage have valid reasons for doing so. In my case, my ...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of three years recently proposed. The issue is he’s the great-nephew of the man who jilted my great-aunt at the altar in the 1970s. My aunt dated his great-uncle for financial ...

Dear Annie: I love my family, but every gathering turns into a drama. My mother criticizes my sister, my sister snaps back and before long I’m stuck in the middle trying to keep the peace. I leave ...

Dear Abby: I have a strained relationship with my sister. There has always been a lot of drama surrounding her. Over the years, she has always played the victim. We talk only if one of my parents is ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a strained relationship with my sister. There has always been a lot of drama surrounding her. Over the years, she has always played the victim. We talk only if one of my parents is ...