Harriette Cole is a lifestylist and founder of DREAMLEAPERS, an initiative to help people access and activate their dreams. You can send questions to [email protected] or c/o Andrews ...

I have an unusual, “made-up” first name. Nowadays it’s common for kids to have a uniquely spelled name, but I’m in my 60s, so it wasn’t common growing up. Miss Manners: My neighbor’s plus-ones are ...

DEAR TRIPPED UP: While your absence at your great-grandchild’s birth was unfortunate, it is not the mistake of a lifetime.

When I was invited to see the birth of my great-grandchild, I said yes. I was told if my granddaughter didn’t give birth by ...

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in ...

Dear Abby: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has ...

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in ...

"She has never accepted me. She was recently unable to stay within the boundaries my wife and I set with her when she visited us." ...

I’ve tried calling her, but she won’t answer. I feel so horribly sad, like I’ve made the mistake of a lifetime.

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in ...

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has ...

DEAR ABBY: When I was invited to see the birth of my great-grandchild, I said yes.