My goal here is not to blame or accuse or criticize. I just want to find a way to better communicate. Please don’t get angry or frustrated or feel like I am trying to attack you because that is not ...

In today's Dear Annie column, Annie offers advice to a reader whose boyfriend has been telling her they'll get engaged "soon" ...

I am a 31-year-old woman, and I’ve been with my boyfriend for five years. We’ve been talking about marriage for the past two ...

(Annie Lane is off this week. The following column was previously published in 2021.) Dear Annie: You recently published a letter from a person whose father had died, and whose sister refused to tell ...

My wife insists she’s protecting them because they’ve heard arguments between us. We’ve disagreed ... but our arguments never ...

Dear Annie: A few years ago, my son’s wife decided to divorce him because she didn’t love him anymore. We accepted that and showed our support for her despite her decision. Shortly thereafter, she was ...

DEAR ANNIE: My friend says, “you know what I’m saying,” after nearly every sentence in conversations. She used to not do this very annoying habit, but it has become routine when she talks. It has ...

Dear Annie: I have to share a gift. When my nephew got married, his future mother-in-law sat her daughter down and had a talk with her about her future mother-in-law. Her mom told her to be “nice and ...

DEAR ANNIE: Our family is very close, but there is one thing that keeps happening that is driving me crazy. It seems that every time I try to have a conversation, I get interrupted by one individual.

Whether she's sharing from a podcast microphone, the pages of a bestselling book or a candid Instagram post, Annie F. Downs has a gift for making people feel seen. And in her new series, I Gotta Ask, ...