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Content warning: This article discusses mentions of abuse. We often think we can immediately recognize the signs of an unhealthy relationship right away — until it happens to someone close to us.

Dear Annie: My best friend, “Claire,” has been dating her boyfriend, “Jay,” for three years. I really liked him when they first started dating, but lately, she’s been confiding in me about some things ...

Dear Eric: I have a friend of several decades and recently learned she is a hoarder. We always met outside our homes for coffee or lunch. I just assumed it was more convenient. A few months ago, she ...

If you have a friend or family member diagnosed with cancer or another serious illness, all you want to do is help. But where ...

Dear Abby advises someone who is trying to help their friend navigate a struggling marriage with a cheap husband during the holidays. Prostock-studio DEAR ABBY: My friend is married to a penny-pincher ...

"I am concerned about her indecisiveness and worry that she is running away from her problems and harming herself by avoiding ...

Dear Eric: This is in reference to “Caring Friend”. As a physician I disagree with your advice to the writer with a friend experiencing intermittent blindness who will not get medical care because ...