Dear Abby publishes advice column on finances, affairs and family conflict

7 articles · Updated · Chicago Sun-Times · May 5

The syndicated feature by Jeanne Phillips answers three letters from Illinois, Wisconsin and Massachusetts involving home renovations, an affair with a married woman, and alleged theft by a niece.
Abby advises the wife to document payments and seek a written reimbursement agreement, calls the affair morally wrong, and urges the aunt to confront her brother and evict the niece.
The column, founded by Pauline Phillips, offers practical guidance on inheritance concerns, relationship ethics and household boundaries through reader-submitted personal dilemmas.

Is the 'impotent husband' just an excuse? Uncovering the real reasons married partners have affairs.

Your spouse owns the home. Are your renovation payments just funding their children's inheritance?

Your relative is stealing from you. When does a family problem become a police matter?