The guilt of my teenage conviction haunted me for decades. Learning to shoot helped me forgive myself as an adult.

My partner recently allowed a friend to stay in our home without telling me in advance. My partner knows unannounced guests ...

Writer Eleanor Ansthruther explains how a therapy technique helped her understand her neglectful mother.

My husband Tom and I ate pizza at the kitchen table as our 3-year-old daughter lay dying in her bedroom. Act normal — then your only child can’t possibly die. Also Read: Masked Gunmen Dragged My ...

Dear Annie: I’m devastated. My oldest and dearest friend of 50 years visited me recently. We had a good day together, and ...

DEAR ABBY: My earliest memories are of my father molesting me when I was 4, 5 and 6. My mother knew. I had appendicitis when I was 4, and she ignored my symptoms for days. My appendix burst when they ...

Maybe I should send it to her.

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader who is dealing with childhood trauma. DEAR ABBY: My earliest memories are of my father molesting me when I was 4, 5 and 6. My mother knew. I had appendicitis when I ...

In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone who is disheartened that a longtime friendship may be ...

I don’t know why she didn’t feel that talking to me about this was necessary. I feel the letter was a cowardly act.

Everyone used to think we were dating. I thought it was only a matter of time until we were.

I grew up watching TV shows like Friends and Sex and The City, which glamorized a tight-knit group of adult friends who hang out together almost daily. I have spent my whole adult life trying to chase ...