My group of friends suddenly ghosted me without ever explaining why. I blamed myself and felt insecure because I never got closure. I'm still healing and learning to trust people again. I texted my ...

I saw pictures from the birthday party on social media. Pink balloons in a sunny, green park, a rainbow-colored cake and the smiling faces of mutual friends and my children’s classmates. What did I do ...

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DEAR ABBY: My first long-term girlfriend ghosted me. She died soon afterward, and I’m left with a gaping lack of closure. I’m 19. We had dated for four years and we were best friends. We didn’t live ...

Dear Eric: I am a recovering alcoholic who has thankfully been sober for more than three years now. I’ve had to go through many consequences for my actions through that turbulent period of my life and ...

Friendship can sometimes feel stronger than family, but it’s also fragile in ways we don’t expect. One of our readers shared a story that proves how quickly things can change when love enters the ...

At 5:11 p.m. on a Friday, my phone buzzed with a message from Matt. I was deep in work for my graduate program, and his text left me momentarily stunned. The same Matt who had ghosted me despite ...

DEAR ABBY: I dated a guy long-distance for eight months. Whenever he was in my state for work, I’d go see him. Two months ago, he suddenly ghosted me! Two days prior to that, everything was fine. We ...

I blamed myself and felt insecure because I never got closure. I'm still healing and learning to trust people again. I texted my group chat one gloomy winter evening when I was 16, asking my friends ...