In today's Asking Eric column, R. Eric Thomas responds to someone whose friend is often away on camping trips and doesn't ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my girlfriend, “Ivy,” for eight years. We see each other mainly on the weekends, as she lives and works out of town. She says she is tied down to her house and daughter and ...

DEAR ABBY: When my ex-wife died recently, she left our two children (in their 20s and 30s) a home that was in her name. My son has a good job; my daughter works periodically as a model. Losing her ...