It’s a brave soul who would play pot luck with Netflix’s film selection: you could easily wind up with a particularly tatty ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I took a friend to lunch. She looked at her watch at least 20 times during the meal. This made me nervous, like we were supposed to hurry up. I finally realized her watch was ...

DEAR HARRIETTE: I’m starting a new job soon, and I’ve just turned 30, so a goal I set for myself was to build healthier habits this year. I’ve been trying to establish better routines, be more ...

Here’s the issue: whenever she introduces my husband, she calls him my “friend.” Every. Single. Time. “This is my stepson and his… friend,” she says, like we’re college roommates or something. She ...

I recently moved across the country. I had a friend I spoke with on a near-daily basis, only for them to never again reply to me once I left. How do I handle being ghosted by someone who was so dear ...

Dear Annie: My husband and I recently went on an eight-day cruise to Iceland with two close friends. We have been friends for more than 40 years and have traveled together many times. Two days before ...

DEAR ABBY: A longtime friend of mine, “Barbara,” is kind enough to let me stay at her home when I visit her town a couple of times a year. She has another close (out-of-town) friend, “Helene,” who ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend I have known for decades. Normally when we speak on the phone, she talks about her life and concerns at great length. Now, I am growing a little weary that our conversations ...

I didn’t realise it at the time, but I’ve suffered with SAD since my teens (Picture: Lara Rodwell) When an old school friend, Charlotte*, asked me to be her bridesmaid just under two years ago, a ...

A close friend has been in a serious relationship with a woman for a long time. From the outside, everything seems steady between them. However, over the past couple of years, I’ve been increasingly ...

DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Pat” and I live on opposite sides of the country. I am very concerned about Pat’s daughter and granddaughter, “Mandy.” Pat’s son-in-law is verbally abusive. He calls Pat’s ...