Dear Abby: My best friend is no longer a part of my life, but my wife is still in contact with him

Dear Abby: My best friend is no longer a part of my life, but my wife is still in contact with him

DEAR ABBY: My best friend of more than 10 years, “Ian,” ghosted me! We used to talk about everything — wives, children, jobs. We spent hours together and helped each other sort out our problems. He knew more about me than my wife. With no explanation, he stopped responding to texts and messages and is … Read more

Dear Abby: I kissed my best friend’s husband

Dear Abby: I kissed my best friend’s husband

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling with my integrity and an important friendship. My friend “Beth’s” husband, “Jerry,” came to my house to help with a construction project. After discussing the project, we sat down to visit for a bit. He was very forward with me and overly affectionate. (It’s been 10 years since I’ve had any … Read more

Exclusive | Dermot Mulroney gives major ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ sequel update: ‘A very concrete step’

Exclusive | Dermot Mulroney gives major ‘My Best Friend’s Wedding’ sequel update: ‘A very concrete step’

Let me make you happy. Dermot Mulroney has confirmed an exciting update about the long-awaited “My Best Friend’s Wedding” sequel, nearly 30 years after the original rom-com was released in 1997. “Last I heard, they hired a screenwriter,” Mulroney, 62, exclusively told The Post while promoting his newest movie, “Long Shadows.” Dermot Mulroney as Michael … Read more

Ciara dishes on what ‘nosy’ Russell Wilson is like with her celebrity friends

Ciara dishes on what ‘nosy’ Russell Wilson is like with her celebrity friends

Ciara said her husband, Giants backup quarterback Russell Wilson, is “always in the mix” when she’s spending time with her celebrity friends. During the latest installment of Apple Music’s “Level Up Radio,” Ciara and her best friends, singer Kelly Rowland and actress La La Anthony, explained that the Super Bowl champ wants all the tea … Read more

Single millennial women are fed up with their ‘self-centered’ married friends

Single millennial women are fed up with their ‘self-centered’ married friends

Enough is enough! A single gal’s take on thinking married women are “self-centered” is going viral — and there’s no denying that she has some valid points. Ashanti, who goes by @unpunishablewoman on TikTok, has hundreds of videos on her page about singlehood and how to best navigate all that comes with it. While many … Read more

Gen Z employee’s wild lie to get out of work backfires after pal accidentally spills the beans

Gen Z employee’s wild lie to get out of work backfires after pal accidentally spills the beans

She did what? A frustrated employee got her friend fired — and as ruthless as it sounds, it was for a good reason. Anyone who has worked in retail understands how annoying it can be to have to find coverage for a shift when you want a day off. Unfortunately, one Gen Zer learned the … Read more

Most Americans say people they confide in about own mental health struggles can’t help them cope: research

Most Americans say people they confide in about own mental health struggles can’t help them cope: research

Two-thirds of Americans who’ve shared their mental health struggles said the person they turned to wasn’t able to help them cope. When life gets overwhelming, nearly half of Americans do what comes naturally: they turn to friends and family for support, a poll of 2,000 adults found. However, 32 percent didn’t get the outcome they … Read more

Dear Abby: My former best friend claims she was only in my life as a favor to my mom

Dear Abby: My former best friend claims she was only in my life as a favor to my mom

DEAR ABBY: After my father died by suicide, my mother moved the family across the country. I was 13, and I never discussed my father’s death with anyone. Now, 50 years later, my best friend from high school has terminated our friendship because I don’t support her politics. Her parting comment to me: “I was … Read more

We’re besties and co-parenting a kid together — some think it’s weird, but we love sharing mom duties

We’re besties and co-parenting a kid together — some think it’s weird, but we love sharing mom duties

Natalie and Shelbey have the mother of all friendships.  The singletons, best gal pals of 14 years, recently took their relationship to the next level: platonic co-parenthood.  “About two years ago, I went to Shelbey and said, ‘I really want to foster a child. Do you want to do it with me?” Natalie, 32, a pediatric development … Read more

Meghan Markle seen on set of new movie ‘Close Personal Friends’ 8 years after quitting acting

Meghan Markle seen on set of new movie ‘Close Personal Friends’ 8 years after quitting acting

Meghan Markle is in her comeback era. The Duchess of Sussex, 44, was seen on the set of her first acting project in eight years in California on Wednesday. Markle climbed into the back seat of a Range Rover at the basecamp for Amazon MGM Studios’ “Close Personal Friends” and was driven to the film’s … Read more

Dear Abby: My friends want me to hang out with the man that broke into my house

Dear Abby: My friends want me to hang out with the man that broke into my house

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 birthday that month, and usually varies among three choices. Occasionally, I bow out if they choose a restaurant … Read more

Dear Abby: Why is my elderly neighbor so angry over a late $40 loan?

Dear Abby: Why is my elderly neighbor so angry over a late  loan?

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 watch TV news. I try to be nice to her because she’s alone and probably … Read more

Exclusive | Why Frankie Muniz finally revealed Hilary Duff fallout 23 years later: ‘We were best friends’

Exclusive | Why Frankie Muniz finally revealed Hilary Duff fallout 23 years later: ‘We were best friends’

Frankie Muniz stands by his decision to open up about his falling out with Hilary Duff. The “Malcolm in the Middle” alum, 39, exclusively told The Post why he waited 22 years to reveal that the former child stars stopped being friends after they made “Agent Cody Banks” together in 2003. “I remember doing the … Read more

Joe Keery dresses as beloved ‘Stranger Things’ character to officiate friends’ wedding

Joe Keery dresses as beloved ‘Stranger Things’ character to officiate friends’ wedding

Wedding goals. Joe Keery dressed up as his beloved “Stranger Things” character, Steve Harrington, to officiate his friends’ wedding in California over the weekend. The 33-year-old actor went viral for the footage of him wearing Steve’s signature Scoops Ahoy costume as he stood under a garden arbor in front of the groom, Matt Williams, and … Read more

Kiss and tell: Recorded messages offer lasting testimonies from friends and family at weddings

Kiss and tell: Recorded messages offer lasting testimonies from friends and family at weddings

Video and audio guest books are the hottest new commodities at weddings these days. In lieu of (or in addition to) the traditional guest book which attendees sign, couples are inviting guests to pick up a retro-style phone or hop into a video recording booth and spill their hearts out for the newlyweds. “People are … Read more

Dear Abby: My boyfriend’s friends keep trying to set him up with someone younger

Dear Abby: My boyfriend’s friends keep trying to set him up with someone younger

DEAR ABBY: I was with the same person (my first “everything” guy) for 23 years. A few years after the shock of a divorce, I met someone 10 years my junior. He makes me feel I’m the most beautiful woman in the world, complimenting on what my ex considered my faults, showing I am still … Read more

It’s harder to make friends the older you get — here are the major reasons why: study

It’s harder to make friends the older you get — here are the major reasons why: study

It’s official — making friends gets harder the older you are, according to new research. A survey of 2,000 Americans examined how people feel about their social circles and their ability to create and maintain friendships in modern times. The results from Talker Research saw seven in 10 (69%) agree with the notion that having … Read more

Selfish woman does the unthinkable after leaving overweight luggage with friend

Selfish woman does the unthinkable after leaving overweight luggage with friend

As the saying goes, no good deed goes unpunished. A single mom offered to store her friend’s overweight luggage stuffed with clothes at her home thinking she would later on retrieve them, once she settled into her new home overseas. Well, something got lost in translation as her friend expected her luggage to get returned … Read more

Lisa Kudrow and other unlikely 90s stars emerge as Gen Z’s fall style icons

Lisa Kudrow and other unlikely 90s stars emerge as Gen Z’s fall style icons

She’s your lobster of looks. Fashion fiends and “Friends” fans are busy clawing for cool, kooky clothes inspired by quirky 1990s icon, “Phoebe Buffay.” From her bohemian shabby chicness to her colorful and carefree whimsy, the fictional “Smelly Cat” songstress, essayed by actress Lisa Kudrow, is style’s hottest archetype this chilly season.  Haley Robinson is just one … Read more

Dear Abby: I know my sister is stealing from me, but she won’t admit it

Dear Abby: I know my sister is stealing from me, but she won’t admit it

DEAR ABBY: I’m having a problem with my sister, who visits me on the average of once a month. She lives four hours away. Her friend and her husband accompany her. They are my only company. I used to enjoy them but no longer. After their visits, stuff is always missing from my house — … Read more