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Dear Amy: A few years ago, friends of many years ghosted me, for no apparent reason. This was painful and confusing.

I moved on, maintaining friendships with others in what had been our common social group.

Now, as ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I recently hosted some longtime friends for a few days while they were passing through our area on vacation. We had a fine time reconnecting, although my wife commented after they left that they ...Read more

Q: We're traveling for Christmas with our two small children; it will be their first airline flight. Do you have any suggestions to make it easier?

Jim: Traveling with little ones can be a challenge, especially at ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship for more than five years. My girlfriend and I will soon graduate from college. I have accepted a full-time job offer, and she will be going to grad school.

Almost certainly our ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: Why do Christians always talk about the Second Coming of Christ? Isn't that the same as escapism that they claim is dangerous for others to practice, and why do they think ...Read more

Oh, that holiday weight gain. It's tough to balance all the holiday parties and luscious food with the morning scale. Can you really have your cake and eat it, too, over the holidays -- without adding pounds on the scale? ...Read more

Dear Amy: Why in your column is it acceptable to always critique men?

We men work harder, die sooner, and register with Selective Service to be sent overseas to be killed at a higher rate than women do.

An epidemic of ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 76 years old and have had a bone density test every two years for the past 12 years at the recommendation of my physician. Every test has shown bone loss in my left hip, which is the result of a ...Read more

The record for the biggest single day of snowfall in the U.S. goes to Silver Lake, Colorado, elevation 10,220 feet. In 1921, the area saw 75.8 inches of the white stuff in 24 hours! Down here at sea level, Oklahoma set a ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I am a 49-year-old woman whose mother tries to make me feel guilty for having a good relationship with my father. I have an excellent relationship with her, but lately it feels strained because she gets mad if ...Read more

From the writings of the Rev. Billy Graham

Q: No matter how technologically our world advances, no matter how advanced the ways of mankind become, there is still the plaguing question: Does man live again? How can we be ...Read more

Q: Every night as I drive home headed to the highway and sit at a stoplight, I always encounter people holding cardboard signs asking for money. I never know if I should give or not. As a practicing Catholic, I am well ...Read more

If you were glued to your screens for the 2018 baseball season, you saw MLB umpires prove they're:

1) Only human.

2) Out of their league (or should be).

3) And what are they, blind!?

Researchers from Boston University ...Read more

Dear Amy: I am a 26-year-old woman. Despite having a deeply traumatic childhood, I have a successful and fulfilling life.

I am estranged from my parents due to the severe abuse they inflicted during childhood. The abuse ...Read more

DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister is getting chemo for breast cancer, and her 4-year-old is due for his shots. She's worried that he won't be able to get them all because of her treatment. Our parents are unsure if they should go ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I have shared a friendship for 40 years with a woman who is known for having a quick temper. Although I have been on the receiving end of her anger many times, we manage to maintain our relationship.

She lives ...Read more