Family estrangement has become increasingly common in the US — but experts stress that reconciliation may still be possible after relatives have cut ties. A 2025 YouGov poll found that 38% of US adults were estranged from at least one close family member, including 16% who were estranged from a parent and 10% from a child. … Read more
Here comes the judge. Michael Abber may be new to the Big Apple, but there’s one thing the West Coast native figured out right away — living in such close proximity can take its toll on a New Yorker’s nerves, and living with roommates even more so. Now, the clever comedian is doing something to … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I am a happy, decidedly single woman with a large group of friends who are all married. Most of us grew up together, and all of us have been like extended family for the past 25 years. This year, one of the wives lost three family members within three months. This has been … Read more
DEAR ABBY: During my late teens and most of my 20s, I kept journals that filled two full spiral-bound notebooks. I kept them my entire life before reading them for the first time on my recent 70th birthday. I found it to be an enlightening journey through my past on a very personal level, dealing … Read more