Lifestyle Columns

How To Handle In-Laws Hurling Insults
Dear Annie®, Apr. 15, 2026
Dear Annie: I have been married for 12 years to a good man whom I love very much, but I dread nearly every holiday, birthday dinner and casual Sunday visit with his family.

Still Doing It Alone After Decades of Marriage
Dear Annie®, Apr. 14, 2026
Dear Annie: I have been married for 45 years, and the silence in my marriage feels deafening. It did not happen overnight. It built slowly over the years, like a snowball rolling downhill, growing larger and heavier until it now seems to fill every corner of our home.

Retired Husband Is Rewriting House Rules
Dear Annie®, Apr. 13, 2026
Dear Annie: My husband retired eight months ago, and ever since then, our home has felt less like a place to relax and more like a company he has decided to manage.