I work full time, I have two school-aged kids, and my husband is a good man but seems to think the house, the calendar, the social life and the emotional needs of the whole family ...

Her friend ignores her local health options in favor of a clinic in a distant city. Does friendship require she support this ...

I don’t want to be a bad friend or make her feel rejected, but I don’t believe this trip will help her -- and I simply cannot take a week off work to do it. I also suspect part of this may be mental ...

I don’t want to be a bad friend or make her feel rejected, but I don’t believe this trip will help her -- and I simply cannot ...

I have a friend, "Marcy," whom I've known for about six years through a mutual group of acquaintances. She was very kind when my mother was alive, often ...

I don’t want to confront her harshly, especially since I’m one of the few people she has left, but I’m at a loss.

She has been pressing me to drive her to a specialty clinic out of state. It would mean 3 to 4 days off work for me and an 8 ...

Her medical problems have increased over the past year, especially after “Elaine,” the relative she lives with, began ...

The pattern you’ve noticed — health crises rising with stress — suggests Marcy may need more support than friends can provide ...

At the end of our marriage, I became ill and went on disability. With the increase in everything, I need financial help. Even ...

In today's Dear Annie column, a reader struggles to set boundaries with a needy friend asking for a risky winter trip, and ...