DEAR ABBY: I have fallen out with my best friend of 20 years, and I’m not sure how to proceed. A few years ago, she started a new job and became too busy for chats or to catch up. However, whenever we ...

DEAR ABBY: After my father died by suicide, my mother moved the family across the country. I was 13, and I never discussed my father’s death with anyone. Now, 50 years later, my best friend from high ...

DEAR ABBY: My best friend of more than 10 years, “Ian,” ghosted me! We used to talk about everything -- wives, children, jobs. We spent hours together and helped each other sort out our problems. He ...

DEAR ABBY: I met “Maureen” 25 years ago, and we dated for a few months. Since then, we have remained friends in loose contact, married to and then divorced from other partners. Four years ago, we ...

Dear Abby: I’m engaged to a wonderful man. We are incredibly happy, and I cannot wait for our life together to begin. There’s just one problem -- his best friend, “Joey.” Joey is wonderful to my ...

Dear Annie: My best friend has become impossible to make plans with. She says yes to everything, then cancels at the last minute with a vague excuse. Sometimes she says she is “too tired,” other times ...

Dear Annie: My best friend recently started dating someone new, and ever since, she’s become distant. We used to talk daily; now I’m lucky if she texts back within a week. When we do hang out, he ...

DEAR ANNIE: I got divorced after 27 years of marriage. I didn’t leave because I stopped loving my husband -- I left because I was lonely inside my own home. We stopped talking, stopped laughing, ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who's best friend has become too busy for her since starting a new job. DEAR ABBY: I have fallen out with my best friend of 20 years, and I'm not sure how to proceed. A few ...