In today's Dear Annie column, Annie Lane offers advice to a reader who wants to be more than roommates and "friends with ...

"I am hopelessly in love with my best friend and have been for most of our lives (we’ve been friends since childhood)." ...

I would appreciate it if you’d consider helping me figure out an answer to a question I am so tired of being asked, which is, ...

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Dear Annie: I would appreciate it if you’d consider helping me figure out an answer to a question I am so tired of being ...

Is there any one-phrase response you can offer me that will put an end to that question and redirect the conversation?

My response is, “I’m fine doing things by myself. I’ve done it all my life and don’t find anything unusual about it.” ...

I am hopelessly in love with my best friend and have been for most of our lives (we've been friends since childhood). Over ...

I am hopelessly in love with my best friend and have been for most of our lives (we’ve been friends since childhood). Over ...

My mother died when I was 5, and I grew up in a very abusive childhood – abuse in every sense of the word. I’m still ...

Annie Lane’s second anthology — “How Can I Forgive My Cheating Partner?” featuring favorite columns on marriage, infidelity, ...

I would appreciate it if you’d consider helping me figure out an answer to a question I am so tired of being asked, which is, “Why haven’t you gotten married?” I am a 65-year-old single woman who has ...