Jeanne Phillips

Jeanne Phillips

LATEST STORIES BY JEANNE PHILLIPS

 

DEAR ABBY: Loneliness is a common theme for mother and her sons

DEAR ABBY: I was married for 20 years to a man who slowly isolated me from friends and family until I had no one but him to rely on. Now 49 and divorced, I am without close friends. For the last two years, I’ve been actively trying to build connections. I go to church and volunteer, rent a plot at the community garden to meet other gardeners, attend events at the local library, chat with vendors at the farmers market and know all my neighbors by name. People are friendly, and I’m well liked, but I am still alone every Friday night.

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August 7, 2025 Relationships
A woman thinks she and her sons are struggling to find meaningful friendships.

DEAR ABBY: Inmate suspects girlfriend of affair with his brother

DEAR ABBY: I have been incarcerated for 21 months. I stay in contact with my immediate family, except for my brother. I suspect that he slept with my girlfriend a couple of weeks before I came to prison, although I’m not 100% sure. He tells our family members that it isn’t true and that he wants me to reach out. But I don’t know if I can until I’m completely sure he didn’t do it. Do you have any advice? — LOCKED UP IN DELAWARE

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August 4, 2025 Relationships
A man in jail thinks his girlfriend may have cheated on him with his brother.

DEAR ABBY: Move closer to family creates distance instead

DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son and daughter-in-law treated the other grandparents better. They roll out the red carpet for my daughter-in-law’s parents. They arrange outings with them, take photos and post the special grandchild-grandparent moments on Facebook. No one takes photos of me doing the same things with the grandchildren. It is also hard to do things with them because my daughter-in-law is always rushing them to do something else. It’s like she wants her parents to be the only ones who have a special relationship with the grandkids.

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August 2, 2025 Relationships
A grandparent is regretting moving to be closer to their grandchildren.

DEAR ABBY: Son’s parents want nothing to do with his girlfriend

DEAR ABBY: My son is 20 and a senior in college. He’s a baseball player and is about to ask the girl he’s been dating for a year and a half to marry him. My wife and I don’t get along with her at all. She has a myriad of health problems and takes eight prescriptions a day. Because of her conditions, she rarely has the energy to do anything but lie around when she comes to our house. She used to have a job packing groceries at a market, and she would frequently log 10 to 12 miles a day walking. She quit that job for a job at an ice cream shop where she does little walking.

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July 31, 2025 Relationships
A young man's parents aren't very sympathetic to his girlfriend's medical issues.
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