Dear Abby: My girlfriend won’t marry me because I have a female friend

Dear Abby: My girlfriend won’t marry me because I have a female friend

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 64-year-old guy. I am single and have two daughters and four grandkids. A young woman (“Sarah”), who is my daughter’s age, and I have been hiking buddies for the past five years. I treat her like my third daughter and a family member. Sarah is married, and her husband does not … Read more

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet kiss as they reunite 27 years after ‘Titanic’: ‘My dear friend’

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet kiss as they reunite 27 years after ‘Titanic’: ‘My dear friend’

They’ll never let go of their friendship. “Titanic” stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet reunited on Tuesday night at the screening of Winslet’s new film “Lee” at Harmony Gold in Los Angeles. DiCaprio, 50, hosted the event and introduced Winslet to the audience with an emotional speech. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio at the “Lee” … Read more

Dear Abby: My friend totaled my motorcycle and won’t pay me a penny for it

Dear Abby: My friend totaled my motorcycle and won’t pay me a penny for it

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my girlfriend, “Kim,” for a year and a half. We are both in our 40s and very independent. Her mother struggles with our relationship because we are two women. She has told Kim our relationship is an embarrassment for her. She didn’t know her daughter is a lesbian until … Read more

Dear Abby: Does my friend need to reciprocate a favor in my time of need?

Dear Abby: Does my friend need to reciprocate a favor in my time of need?

DEAR ABBY: I helped a friend by giving her rides to and from work for two weeks while her car was being repaired. When she got her car back, she told me to let her know if she could ever repay the favor by helping me.  Recently, my car needed repairs, so I asked if … Read more

Martha Stewart’s prison ‘best friend’ claims she ‘blew me off’ after promising $1M payment: report

Martha Stewart’s prison ‘best friend’ claims she ‘blew me off’ after promising M payment: report

That’s not a good thing.  Martha Stewart’s alleged prison “best friend” claims the domestic doyenne promised her $1 million when they were behind bars but failed to cough up the cash.  In an interview with Daily Mail, Lisa Guarino, 62, says she and Stewart, 83, were locked up at the same women’s minimum-security federal prison, … Read more

Exclusive | Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy gave him ‘tough love’ ultimatum before leaving — her or the drugs, friend says

Exclusive | Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy gave him ‘tough love’ ultimatum before leaving — her or the drugs, friend says

Liam Payne’s grieving girlfriend Kate Cassidy is giving more details about her decision to leave Argentina in the days before the singer plunged to his death — and she’s telling friends that she gave him an ultimatum to stop using drugs. “His drug use was causing a lot of drama,” said the friend, who speaks … Read more

Dear Abby: My married friend is openly trying to have an affair with my wife

Dear Abby: My married friend is openly trying to have an affair with my wife

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married 30 years. Over the last couple of years, a male friend of ours (also married) has taken an interest in my wife. He obviously finds her attractive, as most men do, but I’m trying to figure out what his intentions are.  He comments to me about … Read more

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson shares why she cut off best friend and former teammate Nastia Liukin for 8 years

Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson shares why she cut off best friend and former teammate Nastia Liukin for 8 years

Gymnast Shawn Johnson has detailed why she refused to speak with her best friend and former Olympics teammate Nastia Liukin for eight years. Johnson, 32, who won the gold medal for balance beam at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, spoke about her friendship hiatus with Liukin, 35, during a recent interview with Access Hollywood. “Nastia and … Read more

John Mayer reveals the special ways he honors his late friend Bob Saget: ‘I feel a great connection’

John Mayer reveals the special ways he honors his late friend Bob Saget: ‘I feel a great connection’

Bob Saget had a heart for life, and John Mayer remembers that fondly. After the “Full House” star’s tragic death at 65 in 2022, the musician, 47, lost a close friend but continues to live by the words and actions the late comedian taught him. “Being there for other people,” Mayer exclusively told The Post … Read more

Skateboarders pay touching tribute to dead friend by building him a unique headstone

Skateboarders pay touching tribute to dead friend by building him a unique headstone

It’s a skate-way to heaven. Skateboarders in Mexico honored their deceased buddy’s wishes by making his headstone a quarter-pipe ramp so mourners could skate with him instead of praying. A viral YouTube video, posted by Storyful, shows a visitor performing a tail grind on the ramp-inspired gravemarker, which is located in La Paz, Baja California … Read more

Dear Abby: My friend needs a divorce — how do I tell her?

Dear Abby: My friend needs a divorce — how do I tell her?

DEAR ABBY: How do I tell my friend “Lila” that I think she’d be happier if she got divorced? To be clear, I don’t think her relationship is unsafe — it’s just unhappy. Things have been rocky with her wife for a while now. They keep trying to work things out, but every few months, … Read more

Colin Farrell completes Dublin marathon while pushing friend in a wheelchair, raises over $700,000 for charity

Colin Farrell completes Dublin marathon while pushing friend in a wheelchair, raises over 0,000 for charity

Colin Farrell pounded the pavement through city streets to complete the Dublin marathon – all for the sake of his friendship with Emma Fogarty, the longest-surviving person in Ireland with a rare genetic skin disorder. Farrell, 48, was one of 20,000 runners to compete, but ran as part of the “Team Emma” squad, with the actor pushing … Read more

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were ‘obsessed with staying skinny,’ close friend claims

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were ‘obsessed with staying skinny,’ close friend claims

John Lennon and Yoko Ono were “obsessed” with their weight during their time in the spotlight. Former Los Angeles radio and TV announcer Elliot Mintz, who was close friends with Lennon and Ono, claimed how they were “obsessed with staying skinny” in his memoir “We All Shine On: John, Yoko, & Me,” out Tuesday. Mintz, … Read more

Dear Abby: I want to leave my unhappy marriage after reconnecting with an old friend

Dear Abby: I want to leave my unhappy marriage after reconnecting with an old friend

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 12 years. Things were good in the beginning. However, many times he has let me down by not helping with bills, stress, etc. He recently lost a job, which has added to my stress because we now have a child.  I have been communicating with … Read more

Shirley MacLaine gets emotional over late friend Elizabeth Taylor — and reveals odd chore she’d do for her

Shirley MacLaine gets emotional over late friend Elizabeth Taylor — and reveals odd chore she’d do for her

Shirley MacLaine got emotional while sharing a funny and surprising anecdote about her late friend, Elizabeth Taylor.  Taylor, who passed away in 2011 at the age of 79, relished doing a specific chore for her fellow Oscar-winner: washing her floors. MacLaine, 90, made the revelation in her new book, “The Wall of Life,” which she … Read more

My friend brings her newborn baby everywhere — is it wrong to not invite her to trips?

My friend brings her newborn baby everywhere — is it wrong to not invite her to trips?

When people in your circle of friends start going through significant life milestones ahead of the others, it can strain the previously close bond you once had.  These milestones may involve entering serious relationships, getting married, or starting families. A woman recently confessed that her friend, who had a baby this year, insisted on bringing her newborn … Read more

Woman, 22, says 73-year-old roommate is ‘best’ she’s ever had despite large age gap: ‘I have a friend for life’

Woman, 22, says 73-year-old roommate is ‘best’ she’s ever had despite large age gap: ‘I have a friend for life’

Two housemates with a 51-year age gap say they have “lots” in common — they do most things together and never argue.  Ella Wilson, 22, moved in with 73-year-old retiree David Cox in Sydney, Australia in September 2024, after backpacking around Australia. She found his room through word-of-mouth — after a customer at the cafe … Read more

Dear Abby: My best friend keeps kissing and sleeping with me and saying it’s platonic

Dear Abby: My best friend keeps kissing and sleeping with me and saying it’s platonic

DEAR ABBY: My “best friend,” as he has labeled our relationship, moved in with me eight months ago. He claims to have no romantic feelings for me. Despite this, he sleeps in my bed next to me and kisses me. (He claims to be asleep when he does it and says he doesn’t remember it … Read more

I make $80K as a ‘do-nothing’ friend for rent to lonely people: ‘I do it for pay, not pals’

I make K as a ‘do-nothing’ friend for rent to lonely people: ‘I do it for pay, not pals’

His knack for doing nothing is doing something to end loneliness.  To combat the “alone virus,” a public health crisis wreaking havoc on the mental well-being of friendless folks worldwide, creatives in the Big Apple and beyond are dreaming up unique ways to meet mates.  But Shoji Morimoto‘s just in the business of buddy-making for … Read more

Work remotely or hybrid? You still need a work best friend

Work remotely or hybrid? You still need a work best friend

It’s time to bond outside the Zoom room with your co-workers. No, really. Slack is great and all, but a best friendship it does not make. “On a professional level, work friends can be trusted people to whom we can turn for professional advice and feedback, whether it’s how to tackle a specific challenge we … Read more