Dear Annie: I have a problem and am earnestly seeking your help. I am a widow and I have three children. Our family has always been a close one. However, I have encountered a dilemma I never thought I would experience. My daughter is a divorced mother of four grown children. In the past, she ...

Dear Annie: I’ve dated a man for five years. He used to work, prior to the pandemic, but he hasn’t really actively applied to jobs. My biggest issue is the fact that I’m paying all the expenses for the household we share together, and he doesn’t need to do anything to assist me. At ...

Fall fell upon us with startling swiftness. One day we were sweating to the oldies even though we weren’t working out, and the next day we were frantically rummaging through our closets, searching for our jackets. Whose idea was it to hide all our cold weather clothing? Weather whiplash ...

Dear Heloise: To keep combs and brushes clean, remove as much hair as you possibly can from your combs and hairbrushes. Then, run them through a wash cycle in the washing machine with laundry detergent. They’ll come out cleaner than doing it by hand. -- Rebba C., Colorado Springs, ...

Dear Annie: We have a friend who takes a lot of photos. He carries his digital camera with him all the time. He loves to capture the moment -- 24/7, 365. He takes pictures of everything! We have become accustomed to all this, but it is still rather annoying and somewhat rude and invasive the ...

Dear Annie: I am asking for advice about my 20-year friendship that has ended. My former best friend and I have been through ups and downs, including her two former marriages and health problems. However, not long ago, I noticed that her texts had become fewer and fewer. When she met her ...