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Feeling Forgotten Jul. 28, 2025
Dear Annie: I have always considered myself someone who values friendship deeply. I have many friend... Read More
Supporting the Strong One Feb. 04, 2025
Dear Annie: I've always been the person who people turn to for support — friends, family, even... Read More
Left Out of Family Fun Dec. 15, 2024
Dear Annie: I am a single mother to my one daughter, who is now 29. She moved from our hometown beca... Read More
Is It Time to Let Go? Dec. 01, 2024
Dear Annie: I've been in a 14-year relationship with a man who never proposed. Early on, it didn't b... Read More
Marital Loneliness and Difficult Discoveries Oct. 22, 2024
Dear Annie: For the past four years, my wife and I have barely spoken. We don't share anything or do... Read More
Parent Left Behind Oct. 02, 2024
Dear Annie: I'm sitting here contemplating my life. I'm 65, ill and live alone with my little dog. F... Read More
Supporting a Family Member Struggling With Addiction Sep. 26, 2024
Dear Annie: I enjoy your column, and I appreciate your perspective. I have a family member whom I ha... Read More
Addressing the Loneliness Epidemic With Heart Mar. 08, 2024
One of the concerning health headlines toward the end of 2023 was the loneliness epidemic that is af... Read More
Getting 'A Head' of Wellness Feb. 09, 2024
Loneliness has reached epidemic levels in this country. "No news here," some might say. Stories abou... Read More
Mental Health Toll From COVID Epidemic Continues Dec. 29, 2023
"As one day blurs into the next and one month into another, the consequences of sustained stress can... Read More
In Love and Lonely Nov. 15, 2023
Dear Annie: For 25 years, I thought my husband was blurting out inappropriate things too often in co... Read More
Sleepless and Alone Sep. 20, 2023
A new study of 9,430 adults aged 50 and older found a significant link between loneliness and insomn... Read More
Is Elon's Problem Simply Loneliness? Jul. 13, 2023
Why does Elon Musk have to be the center of everyone's attention every day? Has he no hobbies? Is ru... Read More
They're Very Rich but Also Very Lonely Apr. 18, 2023
Many very rich people are very unhappy. Though that's not new news, others have a hard time believin... Read More
We Are Too Lonely Mar. 24, 2023
I recall imagining, back in 2020, that when COVID-19 was finally in the rearview mirror, we would wi... Read More
A Losing Fight With Loneliness Feb. 24, 2023
"But only the lonely know why, I cry, only the lonely." These are now classic words of the chorus of... Read More
Will We Ever Get Our Heads on Straight? Sep. 30, 2022
Citing conditions such as prolonged isolation and loss from the pandemic, as well as other stressors... Read More
Stress, Loneliness and a Question Too Rarely Asked Jun. 24, 2022
We should no longer be surprised when we hear that prolonged stress can increase the risk of health ... Read More
Looking for Love May. 24, 2022
Dear Annie: What started out as a friendly gesture to help a neighbor's family and pets during an em... Read More
Readers' Thoughts on Neglected Spouses Nov. 17, 2021
Dear Readers: Many of you wrote about why the husband of "Neglected Spouse" has not had sex with her... Read More
