Dear Annie: Thank you so much for suggesting Al-Anon to people who have friends or relatives with drinking problems. I have learned that I can live a good life, no matter what someone else is doing.

Editor’s Note: Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was previously published in 2023. Dear Annie: My husband confided to me that his mother had an eating disorder in the past, and there ...

Dear Annie: I’ve been happily married for 18 years, and for most of that time I’ve slept poorly -- but lately it’s become unbearable. My husband falls asleep within minutes and snores loudly and ...

Dear Annie: I never thought I’d be the kind of person who snoops, but last week I did something I can’t stop thinking about. My husband left his laptop open on the kitchen counter, and an email popped ...

Annie Lane took on her share of miserable marriages, parental problems, and meddling mothers-in-law in 2025. We may not always agree with her advice, but readers were very interested in what she had ...

Dear Annie: On my daily walks around my neighborhood, I always say hi to the other sidewalk walkers. Sadly, the greeting is seldom returned. Why doesn’t everyone respond “Hi” back? We all see each ...

Dear Annie: I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays... Dear Readers: Christmas is a very busy time of year filled with strong emotions both happy and sad. The joy and the ...

Dear Readers: I want to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. Christmas is a very busy time of year filled with strong emotions both happy and sad. The joy and the arguments can ...

Note: This column originally ran in 2024. Dear Readers: Wishing you and all a very happy holiday season. Please enjoy the following poem. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore. “‘Twas ...

Wishing you and all a very happy holiday season. Please enjoy the following poem. “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore. “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / ...

DEAR ANNIE: I am the default holiday host for my extended family. My parents are divorced and both come, my sister arrives late and stressed with her kids, my brother shows up with whatever new ...

Dear Annie: The holiday season is in full swing, and with it comes time for something I dread: GROUP TEXTS! I realize we are in a convenience society, but if you are really serious about wishing ME a ...