Dear Annie: For most of my life, I picked the wrong partners. Over time, I realized it wasn’t bad luck. I was choosing what I had seen, not what I had actually done the work to earn. Those patterns ...

Dear Annie: I’m wrapping up a HORRIBLE, out-of-the-blue abandonment divorce from my soon-to-be ex-husband. In 2023, I came home from teaching kindergarten to find out my ex took the majority of our ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’m a 73-year-old married woman, and my husband and I have a full social life. We regularly host other couples for happy hour, dinner and holidays. I enjoy it, and I’m grateful to have ...

DEAR ANNIE: My best friend and I have been close since college. He is the person who helped me move into my first apartment, who showed up with coffee during finals, who still remembers the name of my ...

Dear Annie: I was diagnosed with breast cancer a few months ago. I’ve been through surgery and radiation treatments. According to the oncologists, I should now consider myself a “survivor.” Since I ...

Dear Annie: My name is Rosalynn. Growing up, my family called me Rosie. I never minded it, but once I left home, I started going by Rosa, which I felt seemed better suited to the working world and ...

DEAR ANNIE: My name is Rosalynn. Growing up, my family called me Rosie. I never minded it, but once I left home, I started going by Rosa, which I felt seemed better suited to the working world and ...

Dear Annie: My name is Rosalynn. Growing up, my family called me Rosie. I never minded it, but once I left home, I started going by Rosa, which I felt seemed better suited to the working world and ...

Dear Annie: I am the default holiday host for my extended family. My parents are divorced and both come, my sister arrives late and stressed with her kids, my brother shows up with whatever new ...

Annie Lane is off this week. This column was originally published in 2022. Dear Annie: Almost 15 years ago, my older sister removed me from her life after a series of messy arguments. At the time, she ...

Note: This column was originally published in 2022. Dear Annie: I’m at a stage in my life where personal growth has taken hold in the absence of my husband. My husband is still here and alive, but he ...