I prayed often for peace, even if it meant God taking me home. But I am still here. And now I wonder -- for what?

I don’t expect miracles. I just want to know if anyone else has ever felt this way — and what they did to feel human again.

I am a 72-year-old widow, and most days, I feel like I’m simply fading into the background of life. I lost my husband in 2018, and in 2023, I lost my oldest son. The grief has taken a toll, and so has ...

"I don’t expect miracles. I just want to know if anyone else has ever felt this way — and what they did to feel human again." ...

I do have one living son, but he has chosen to cut ties with me. My only other family is a niece who lives in Georgia, while ...

In today's Dear Annie column, an elderly widow wonders if the rest of her life has more than just silence and living alone in ...

Dear Annie: I wanted to follow up on a letter you published on June 21, 2025, about my complicated relationship with my ...

Dear Annie: I wanted to follow up on a letter you published on June 21, 2025, about my complicated relationship with my sister-in-law, who I started to develop romantic feelings for after the death of ...

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Through all of this, I’ve also come to a personal decision: I won’t marry again while my son is still dependent on me. As ...

I can’t function in the heat for more than a couple minutes. If I am in the heat any longer, the symptoms I suffer are severe ...