Dear Abby: My new friends called me family, then vanished without explanation

Dear Abby: My new friends called me family, then vanished without explanation

DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, my cousin “Roy” introduced me to his friends, who, once a month, have a party at the home of one of the couples. We would eat and then play a form of dominoes. It was raucous and fun. The second time I went, a couple in the group told me … Read more

Dear Abby: My boyfriend is friends with 500 women on TikTok, but none of them are me

Dear Abby: My boyfriend is friends with 500 women on TikTok, but none of them are me

DEAR ABBY: I recently started dating a guy I have known for 30 years. He has moved in and asked me to marry him. Our relationship is perfect except for anything having to do with social media. He has an account on TikTok using a sexually suggestive name.  He’s following 500 women and has just … Read more

Gen Z is going broke on group tabs and trips because they’re too afraid to ask friends to pay back: report

Gen Z is going broke on group tabs and trips because they’re too afraid to ask friends to pay back: report

Money talks. Even if it is Z most touchy subject to broach between buds.  Still, the pushover Gen Zers who constantly pick up the check at group dinners, cover the tab after a round of happy hour drinks and loan loot to pals for concert tix and exotic trips are expending their generosity at a major cost.  … Read more

Dear Abby: I don’t want to sound like a spoiled brat, but I want my friends to celebrate me

Dear Abby: I don’t want to sound like a spoiled brat, but I want my friends to celebrate me

DEAR ABBY: I have two best friends going back to third grade (we’re in our 30s now) and one older sister. I’m the last in my friend group to get married. My fiancé and I are eloping this summer. We already own a house and need nothing, so I told my mother and sister that … Read more

Dating app adds wingman feature to help singles weed out potential creeps

Dating app adds wingman feature to help singles weed out potential creeps

Hinge on Wednesday launched a new feature called Friend’s Take, allowing friends and family members to leave testimonials on their loved one’s dating profiles – bringing wingmen into the digital age. If you’ve ever enlisted a friend for advice in building your profile, now they can participate directly in the app, responding to prompts with … Read more

Marcellus Wiley calls wife’s rape, abuse claims ‘lies’ — alleges she cheated on him with pregnant friend’s husband

Marcellus Wiley calls wife’s rape, abuse claims ‘lies’ — alleges she cheated on him with pregnant friend’s husband

Marcellus Wiley is denying his wife Annemarie’s claims of rape and abuse, insisting she’s the one who’s actually committed wrongdoing in their relationship. In a lengthy statement that the former Chargers pass rusher sent to The California Post on Tuesday, Wiley called the allegations that Annemarie wrote in an application for a restraining order against … Read more

Your teen’s friends can increase their risk of mental health disorders — but not in the way you think

Your teen’s friends can increase their risk of mental health disorders — but not in the way you think

Can depression and anxiety be contagious? A new study from Finland suggests the answer is yes — but surprisingly, it’s not just because having sad friends makes you feel sad, too. It’s possible that emotional distress can spread even through online interaction. Drazen – stock.adobe.com Publishing in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers looked at over 600,000 young … Read more

Dear Abby: I’m exhausted from parenting my close friends’ kids

Dear Abby: I’m exhausted from parenting my close friends’ kids

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s best friend died when we were in our early 30s. His son, “Marty,” recently moved back to the area with his wife and three boys. We think of them as family.  My husband often needs help with heavy handyman jobs. (I was diagnosed with cancer and am unable to help him.) … Read more

Americans reveal whom they’d most like to go on a long road trip with: survey

Americans reveal whom they’d most like to go on a long road trip with: survey

Nearly one in three Americans is experiencing “friendship FOMO,” according to new research. A survey of 2,000 American drivers found that the summer travel season is ramping up, but for millions of Americans, it’s also a reminder of something they’re missing: time with their closest friends. Results found that 32 percent say they miss the … Read more

Exclusive | Dog dating app sniffs out new furry friends — and prods owners to break out of their bubbles: ‘It was fun for me, too’

Exclusive | Dog dating app sniffs out new furry friends — and prods owners to break out of their bubbles: ‘It was fun for me, too’

It’s love at first sniff. On a sunny Saturday afternoon, an energetic Bernedoodle named Callie bounded into her date at the Soho Grand Dog Park. Her match, Crew, an English Cocker Spaniel, didn’t need much convincing. Within minutes, the two were tearing across the artificial turf, sharing a slobbery tennis ball, cooling off in the … Read more

Dear Abby: I planned a road trip with an erratic driver

Dear Abby: I planned a road trip with an erratic driver

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have scheduled a long road trip with another couple. All four of us are retired with a zest to explore. We share common interests, enjoy each other’s company and intend to share the driving. The catch is, we recently experienced the erratic driving of the other gentleman, and my … Read more

Dear Abby: My friend’s late husband had an affair — and his mistress showed up at the funeral with his child

Dear Abby: My friend’s late husband had an affair — and his mistress showed up at the funeral with his child

DEAR ABBY: I have witnessed many events at funerals that shouldn’t happen but seem to continue to happen. An example is a woman who has had a child with a married man showing up at the man’s funeral, acting as if they’re part of the family.  The woman usually shows up with a grown child, … Read more

Dear Abby: I want my son to be healthy, but he binge eats to cope with depression

Dear Abby: I want my son to be healthy, but he binge eats to cope with depression

DEAR ABBY: I am worried about my 26-year-old son, “Caleb.” He’s severely overweight. Let me be clear: I love him regardless of his weight, but I think he binge eats to cope with anxiety and depression. A mutual love of eating was how my son and his late mom bonded.  For example, when his favorite … Read more

I’ve got Ozempic envy: I’m jealous that my friends can afford GLP-1s and I can’t

I’ve got Ozempic envy: I’m jealous that my friends can afford GLP-1s and I can’t

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: Should I distance myself from my friend who suffers from depression?

Dear Abby: Should I distance myself from my friend who suffers from depression?

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

Exclusive | Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s designer pal, who created JFK Jr.’s wedding suit, said ‘Love Story’ actors no match for his friends

Exclusive | Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s designer pal, who created JFK Jr.’s wedding suit, said ‘Love Story’ actors no match for his friends

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

The main reason Americans have recently gone ‘no contact’ with friends and family: survey

The main reason Americans have recently gone ‘no contact’ with friends and family: survey

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: My 41-year-old son believes he is in an online relationship with a 23-year-old actress

Dear Abby: My 41-year-old son believes he is in an online relationship with a 23-year-old actress

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 is cleaning the house — and it’s driving me crazy

Dear Abby: My husband is cleaning the house — and it’s driving me crazy

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