Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists. From family feuds to friendship fallouts, money, marriage and sex, there’s no topic too taboo to tackle, and the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue from their differing perspectives to tell the … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend I have known for a very long time. We bonded 10 years ago over common interests and mutual friends. Over the years, they have suffered from anxiety, depression, and OCD. In addition, they are also narcissistic, but it has never been a problem before. I have spent many a … Read more
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s bestie trashed “Love Story,” claiming the actors who played his pal and her husband, John F. Kennedy Jr., were no match for the couple’s stunning good looks. “When you look at Carolyn in real life, she’s incredibly beautiful. She looked very different in the series. It’s weird,” fashion designer Gordon Henderson told … Read more
Thirty-eight percent of Americans have gone “no contact” with a friend or family member in the last year, according to a new study. The survey of 2,000 Americans revealed that young people are more likely than older groups to have gone “no contact” with a loved one in the last year (Gen Z 60%, millennials … Read more
DEAR ABBY: There’s a girl I really like, “Torie,” who has a certain enthusiasm for me that few, if any people, have had. I have taken her seriously, but she works in a store where there’s a drag queen who makes herself look so much like a female that I find it disturbing. She often … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 59 years. As he has gotten older, he has less to do to keep himself busy, and he no longer drives due to Alzheimer’s. He is now doing things inside the house without asking my opinion, including moving things around. Abby, as the woman of … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend, “Maron,” who is 65 and divorced from her husband, who had been extremely verbally abusive. Her adult son has a daughter by a former partner who had no interest in the girl. The girl, “Lizzie,” is living with her father (Maron’s son) in his father’s home. Maron has taken … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have a new close friend, and I am conflicted about whether I should inform her about her husband’s misdeeds. Before we became close, I learned he had been sexting and sending nude photos to two women I know. He often makes inappropriate jokes. He recently sent me an inappropriate message, which, even … Read more
DEAR ABBY: My wife recently immigrated to our current residence in the U.S. from Canada. She has a 23-year-old son dealing with mental illness back in Canada. He refuses to remain in therapy or to hold a steady job, and he failed out of university. My wife consistently lowers her expectations and continues to support … Read more
Dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” Jasveen Sangha lived fast — and spent even faster. The 42-year-old dual British-American citizen was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison for her role in the death of “Friends” star Matthew Perry — but long before her arrest, Sangha was funding a globe-trotting, high-end lifestyle prosecutors say was bankrolled by … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I spent the morning at a close friend’s home. She is in her early 80s and starting to show some mental decline and memory problems. Her children are in their 30s and still live at home. Her husband is also in his 80s. While there, I noticed how, at every opportunity, the kids … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have a neurological disorder and can no longer keep up with my friends (who used to be my friends). I don’t explain the problems I have and why I can’t do the things I used to do unless they ask. I still drive, but I have trouble walking. I have a wonderful … Read more
James Marsden and Jon Hamm go head to head in the second season of the AppleTV+ series, “Your Friends & Neighbors.” “He reached out to me before I signed on to the role,” Marsden, 52, exclusively told The Post. The “Mad Men” star told him, “I just hope you have the best time” and, “I … Read more
Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists. From family feuds to friendship fallouts, money, marriage and sex, there’s no topic too taboo to tackle, and the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue from their differing perspectives to tell the … Read more
Everything costs money in today’s NYC — even making a friend. Every day, from packed subway cars to pedestrian-choked sidewalks, go-go Gothamites are surrounded by millions of other people wondering how to find more meaningful friendships — forever a challenge in this fast-paced city, and now even more so in the smartphone-obsessed modern age. To bridge (and … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I have fallen out with my best friend of 20 years, and I’m not sure how to proceed. A few years ago, she started a new job and became too busy for chats or to catch up. However, whenever we do manage to chat or catch up, she wades in with advice and … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, I started spending time with a woman I knew casually for about a year following her traumatic breakup with her ex-boyfriend. At first, we were just friends, but it quickly progressed as we opened up and shared everything about ourselves with each other. She continued insisting we were “just friends” … Read more
A few years back, Andrew McCarthy was having a conversation with his then 20-year-old son, Sam, who was telling him a funny story about a buddy’s dating life. Then the boy made a comment that struck a nerve. “You don’t really have any friends, do you, Dad?” In the days that followed, McCarthy — who rose … Read more
A dangerous dinner party left a young cancer survivor hospitalized with a rare, life-threatening illness. After sharing a meal with friends last month, 24-year-old Trinity Peterson-Mayes found herself unable to swallow, speak or move. “Slowly, over the course of 24 hours, I went from not being able to chug water to not being able to … Read more
DEAR ABBY: I moved across the country nine years ago to be closer to my parents as they age. They are now in their early to mid-80s. My mother has recently had a few falls. One was bad enough that she had to be taken by ambulance to the ER because she was not able … Read more