I think I would have listened if my parents had spoken up about my ex. Their opinion mattered more than I let on.

I remember hearing that moving out, especially if your name is on the house, can affect your rights during a divorce.

Dear Annie: My husband has made it clear that he wants out of the marriage and is asking me to move out of our home. We have ...

That person never called me back -- but they did call my sister and told her I’d called them. My sister told this third party ...

Dear Annie: My sister lives across the country and recently lost her husband. She doesn’t have much of a support system ...

I reached out to someone I know who occasionally visits her, hoping they could give me a better sense of how she’s really ...

I’ve read a lot of letters in your column about unhappy marriages, especially long-term ones. My partner and I have been ...

I call her several times a week, but lately, I’ve grown more concerned. I reached out to someone I know who occasionally ...

Annie Lane’s second anthology -- “How Can I Forgive My Cheating Partner?” featuring favorite columns on marriage, infidelity, communication and reconciliation -- is available as a paperback and e-book ...

I’m 45 and trying to move forward after the end of a 15-year marriage that left me emotionally and financially depleted. In my early 20s, I was an ambitious, college-educated overachiever who fell in ...

That person never called me back -- but they did call my sister and told her I’d called them. My sister told this third party not to contact me. Now she’s upset with me for “going behind her back,” ...

Dear Wiser and Wondering: Yes, it’s appropriate — when done with care. A parent’s loving honesty, shared gently and respectfully, can plant a seed. You can’t choose for them, but you can give them ...