Today's reader wants to be part of the family in more than just name. Annie offers some advice on how to proceed.

What you are describing is emotional abuse, and it is real. The humiliation, the gaslighting, the denial of your own opinions ...

Dear Annie: I might be in love with my sister-in-law. Or to put it more accurately, I think I might be in love with my ...

I've been in a long marriage. In the early years, we had happy times, but things have changed. For a while now, I've been ...

I have always felt like the odd one out in my family. I love them deeply, but I cannot ignore the quiet, persistent feeling ...

After everything we’ve shared, being excluded from a major life event and then lied to about it feels like the final straw.

I feel like I’m in a toxic relationship with my roommate. We’re both older and used to be good friends until we got a place ...

I’m 28 and have been dating my boyfriend, “Marcus,” for a little over a year. He’s kind, funny, responsible – and everyone in ...

I have a co-worker, “Jenna,” who I also considered a close friend — until recently. We’ve worked together for five years, and ...

Dear Annie: For years, I worked nights as a police and fire dispatcher while raising two school-age children. After getting ...

Dear Confused: I’m so sorry for your loss. It’s understandable how things have gotten to this place. You and your SIL have both been through something life-altering and, in sharing the burden of this ...

I’m 63 years old, and I live alone in a quiet little house with my dog, Rosie. I like to sit on the porch in the evenings and ...