Dear Abby: We recently suffered the loss of our first grandchild. She was only 24 and taken far too soon.

A reader wonders if she should reach out to reconnect with a friend she has not been in touch with for several years.

My longtime best friend and I had a falling out when I couldn't attend her son's wedding. Now, several years later, I still ...

The family had rooms at the hotel where the wedding was being held. I was hoping she’d offer that I could go with her and stay the night with her at the hotel. She didn’t offer, so I ...

I have an aunt with whom I used to be closer, but haven't seen in a decade. She's in hospice care now with little time to ...

The final straw came during a holiday gathering when she made a cutting comment about my marriage in front of the whole family ... nobody wants to date me? Dear Abby: Why should a man suffer ...

Dear Abby: My sister has stopped communicating with my parents and me. However, she still maintains contact with members of our extended family. What’s strange is that none of us is sure what we ...

Dear Abby: My mother has cancer that has metastasized, and my family is now expecting me to talk to her. We haven’t had a relationship in nine years, ever since she moved out of state with her ...

but her mixed messages are driving me crazy Dear Abby: Husband has been ‘keeping it in the family’ behind my back for decades Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne ...

Is there anything I can do to reconnect ... But do not count on reuniting with your family; at this point, their minds appear to be made up. DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Leon,” and I have ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband ... I just moved to his state so we can visit every month and so I can be close to his family. My family has now blocked me on social media, on the phone and on email.

DEAR ABBY: I’m hurt and angered by the shunning I’m experiencing from my family because they disapprove ... Is there anything I can do to reconnect?