During 1974 as a music journalist, I attended a press conference in Beverly Hills at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel when George Harrison was announcing his first US solo tour. His remarks were published ...

The three Beatles songs below are read one way at face value and take on an entirely different slant once you know their ...

I’m a woman with a partner of three years, “Jane.” Jane wants to have a baby and rather than using an unknown sperm donor, she has suggested that our friend “John” would be the perfect donor. I was OK ...

Dear Annie: I’m 73, and my wife is 74. We’ve been married for 53 years and have never spent a night apart due to marital conflict. Admittedly, each of us may have spent a night or two on the couch, ...

I’m writing because I’m deeply unsettled by something I recently discovered. I’m part of an open and consensual adult community that emphasizes honesty and communication. Recently, I connected with ...

DEAR ABBY: I have a group of wonderful women friends I have known for decades. We get together monthly for dinner and drinks at a local restaurant. The location is generally left up to whoever has a ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a middle-aged adult with a dilemma about a friend who lacks social awareness. I had told her in the past that I had a problem with a mutual friend, “Michelle,” whom I found toxic and ...

DEAR ABBY: My neighbor is 80. She’s my political opposite. She’s known me since I was 13. Her husband died 10 or so years ago. All she does all day is stay inside her house (even when it’s sunny) and ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a condo with a fireplace. We burn a wood fire regularly when the weather is cool. It’s how we heat our living room and TV area. One of our neighbors is complaining ...

DEAR ANNIE: My wife and I visit our daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter two or three times a year for about three days each visit. It’s a five- to six-hour drive for us. Both my wife and I have ...