Dear Annie: I’ve been friends with the same group of women since our children were in grade school. We’re now in our late 50s and early 60s, and for years this group has been my main social circle. We ...

Dear Carolyn: My friend has been divorced for a year. The divorce was preceded by about three years of the husband living in the basement and several years prior to that of a bad marriage where the ...

Dear Carolyn: Best friend of 25 years has a roller-coaster marriage. His spouse has some diagnosed mental illness that is sometimes treated, often not. He loves his wife and his family, but it is ...

EAR HARRIETTE: I find myself in a difficult situation with a close friend I met when I moved to Minneapolis for my job two years ago. I need your advice on how to navigate this matter as I have only ...