October 11 is National Black Girl Day Off, and as I sit at my desk writing to you, I can’t help but chuckle at the irony, because do Black women ever really get a day off? One of the harsh ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who thinks her friend would be happier if she got a divorce. nenetus - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: How do I tell my friend “Lila” that I think she’d be happier if ...

DEAR ANNIE: A relationship I had for two and a half years has recently ended. I met a woman, “Marie,” through mutual friends, and we quickly became best friends, eventually turning romantic.

In part two of our Dark Fantasies series, Dr. Ian Kerner returns to help the Sugars answer questions about where our central ideas about sex and eroticism come from, and ...

The three founders of Dear Community, left to right: Amy Lee, Forrest Liu, and Jade Tu. Illustration by Xueer Lu. Sign up below to get Mission Local’s free newsletter, a daily digest of news you won’t ...

Dear Abby advises a man who is at a loss after he had an argument with his sister shortly before she was set for a life-threatening surgery. Syda Productions - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: My out-of ...

In NPR Life Kit's advice column, experts answer your most pressing and personal anonymous questions. August 3, 2023 • My brother-in-law was convicted of murder and is serving a life sentence. We ...

Twain chose to write a lullaby to commemorate his adult daughter, which Stephen recites to himself wading waist-high in the Ligurian Sea. He and Nancy stand holding hands, bracing themselves ...

DEAR ANNIE: I’m 23 years old and had been dating my first girlfriend, “Sara,” also 23, for almost two years before we broke up just a few weeks ago. Over time, I’d noticed several ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband died a year ago, after a nine-year battle with dementia. I recently met a man, “Richard,” whose wife is in the end stages of dementia, which could last for several months ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I used to play in a band together. He played guitar, and I sang. He now has another female singer in his band, and I can hardly contain my feelings. In the beginning, he ...

Dear Annie: We lost our daughter-in-law to COVID-19 right after Thanksgiving in 2021. She and our son had divorced six months before. Both of them had new significant others and joined their three ...