Self-service on a lazy day, fair fruit trade on the Upper West Side and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary. Dear Diary: I ordered pizza for a lazy-day dinner on a day ...

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader who is using AI to cope with the loss of her grandmother. Style Eyes - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I’m a 50-year-old woman who has lived with orthopedic challenges ...

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DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together 23 years, married for almost nine. We are in our 60s. It’s the second marriage for both of us. I retired due to having to move to another state for his ...

DEAR ABBY: My stepson passed away five years ago. Over the next two years, his widow moved several different guys in. Related Articles Dear Abby: I said yes to doing her wedding hair, and now my ...

Annie Lane took on her share of miserable marriages, parental problems, and meddling mothers-in-law in 2025. We may not always agree with her advice, but readers were very interested in what she had ...

Keeping a daily diary doesn't come easily to most people, but it takes less effort than you might imagine. It could also become a meaningful way to reflect and grow as a person. For more than 10 years ...

Dear Annie: I’ve read plenty about empty-nest depression and how to cope with it, and I managed that stage just fine. I enjoyed my grandchildren and watched them grow into teenagers. But now I’m ...

DEAR ANNIE: Every December, my life starts to feel like one of those “year in review” videos -- only mine looks more like the blooper reel. Back in January, I sat at my kitchen table with a brand-new ...

Dear Annie: My older sister, “Jan,” who is nine years older than I am, has a long history of trying to sabotage my life in truly hurtful ways. When our mother died in 2015, something happened that I ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’m writing because I can’t tell if I’m being too sensitive or if I’m finally seeing something I’ve been ignoring for years. I’m 46, married, and we have three kids (two teens and one in ...