In today's Dear Annie column, a reader thanks Annie Lane for her advice on shutting down intrusive questions about one's sex ...

In today's Dear Annie column, an elderly widow wonders if the rest of her life has more than just silence and living alone in ...

"I don’t expect miracles. I just want to know if anyone else has ever felt this way — and what they did to feel human again." ...

I don’t expect miracles. I just want to know if anyone else has ever felt this way — and what they did to feel human again.

Dear Wondering: My heart goes out to you. You have been through immense loss, and it is completely understandable to feel overwhelmed and alone. But please know your life still matters, and you do not ...

I am a 72-year-old widow, and most days, I feel like I’m simply fading into the background of life. I lost my husband in 2018, and in 2023, I lost my oldest son. The grief has taken a toll, and so has ...

I do have one living son, but he has chosen to cut ties with me. My only other family is a niece who lives in Georgia, while ...

I prayed often for peace, even if it meant God taking me home. But I am still here. And now I wonder -- for what?

I find myself asking why God has kept me here. For a while, I believed I was meant to care for my son, the one who lived with me and had many health problems of his own. I prayed often for peace, even ...

I am a 72-year-old widow, and most days, I feel like I’m simply fading into the background of life. I lost my husband in 2018 ...

Thank you for your strong and thoughtful letter about keeping relationship details private. I have noticed there seems to be ...

I am a 72-year-old widow, and most days, I feel like I'm simply fading into the background of life. I lost my husband in 2018, and in 2023, ...