Dr. Kelley suggests following the acronym “DEAR MAN” from dialectical behavior therapy when navigating conflict. It stands for describe, express, assert, reinforce, mindful, appear, negotiate. Instead ...

What I’m getting at is that whatever you decide to do should be viewed through the lens of this question: What outcome will ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been talking to a man for a little more than a year. Things are wonderful between us, but he doesn’t seem ...

Dear Abby: I have been talking to a man for a little more than a year. Things are wonderful between us, but he doesn’t seem ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been in love with a married man for more than 16 years. It started before he married, but I was married at ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I have been talking to a man for a little more than a year. Things are wonderful between us, but he doesn’t seem ...

Dear Abby: I’m a gay man who is best friends with “Carl,” a man who is straight. We are everything you’d expect of a normal ...

DEAR ABBY: For nearly three years, I have been seeing a man who later asked me to move in with him. He abruptly stopped emailing me four months ago. I waited several weeks and then emailed him ...

DEAR HURTING HEART: This person told you he would never leave his wife, and for 16 years he has stuck to his word. He told ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been talking to a man for a little more than a year. Things are wonderful between us, but he doesn’t seem to want to make a commitment. It’s not that I feel he’s using me ...

DEAR ABBY: When I came out of my introvert shell, I began trying to find a relationship. I went on a few dating websites and met some great guys and some not-so-great guys. One of the latter had ...