Lifestyle Columns

Wife and Husband Torn on Family's Future
Dear Annie®, Feb. 03, 2026
Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a dad in a way I did not expect.

Not Keen on Friend's Condescending Humor
Dear Annie®, Feb. 02, 2026
Dear Annie: I'm a 73-year-old married woman, and my husband and I have a full social life. We regularly host other couples for happy hour, dinner and holidays.

How To Keep Your Life From Going 'Out of Bounds'
Dear Annie®, Feb. 01, 2026
Dear Readers, This time of year, my inbox fills with the same quiet sentence written a hundred different ways: "I'm tired of being the reasonable one." It co