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

My dilemma is, while I’m open to dating and having companionship, the men I connect with online all want to be married! As soon as I tell them I’m not looking for marriage, they disappear.

I know this is disrespectful. My heart drops to my stomach when he does it. Everything is perfect when we’re not in these ...

Dear Abby: I am 43, and I have been talking to this guy for seven months. We agree that we aren’t dating, and we are best friends with benefits.

Dear Abby gives advice to a woman who is getting harassed online by a man she was dating.

Dear Abby: As a 22-year-old gay man, I have tried dating apps to no avail. One guy was 10 years older than me, ex-military (Air Force) and extremely clingy in the first few hours of texting. He ...

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DEAR ABBY: When I came out of my introvert shell, I began trying to find a relationship. I went on a few dating websites and met some great guys and some not-so-great guys. One of the latter had ...