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, and in 2023, I lost my oldest son. The grief has taken a toll, and so has ...

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 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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

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 ...

Dear Annie: I wanted to follow up on a letter you published on June 21, 2025, about my complicated relationship with my ...

Dear Annie: I wanted to follow up on a letter you published on June 21, 2025, about my complicated relationship with my ...

Through all of this, I’ve also come to a personal decision: I won’t marry again while my son is still dependent on me. As ...

You are wise to take your time and question your feelings before moving forward. Love built on grief or familiarity is not ...