Many folks avoid writing thank-you notes because they don’t know how to put their thoughts on paper. They fear they’ll say ...

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

A reader expresses frustration over family members not acknowledging gifts and considers ways to prompt gratitude.

Dear Wondering: The age of consent in New Hampshire is 16. Rather than tell the parents, talk to the teens to be sure they ...

I think you once wrote that failure to thank people for gifts is the No. 1 complaint you receive. Well, I can see why! My daughters, grandchildren, nieces and nephew not only fail to ...

More than two decades ago, Joan Iverson Nassauer, professor of landscape architecture at the University of Michigan School ...

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Is there any way to politely ask a family member if they were notified that I donated to the charity of their choice?

Olakunle Ologunro and I graduated from the same university, the University of Ilorin (Unilorin). We both studied English. In ...