Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

I’m happy she’s found someone she likes, but I miss our friendship. I tried mentioning it once, and she just laughed.

Did it annoy me? Sometimes. But I wasn’t going to throw away a special friendship because of it. I know that when I call him, ...