A reader suspects that a friend is divulging her secrets. If not, why do people around town seem to know her personal business?

Q. I have a friend I’ve known for four years. We all live in a 55+ community and have moved here from different areas of the country. We are a group of women who get together on a regular basis for ...

However, if you’re truly different from everyone else in your life in a very rare way, with the bravery to put your needs on ...

In most friend groups, there's always that one person that can validate your emotions like no one else can. They're both an unofficial therapist and a delusional hype woman, a sounding board and a ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I work at a nonprofit that prides itself on being all-volunteer, with no boss. Decisions are made at ...

As we get older, our priorities change. We stop being as concerned as we once were about our friends and what they’re doing. We shift our focus inward. Typically, having families of our own can change ...

Family and friends are grieving the sudden loss of Salvador “Chava” Ceja-Chavez, whose loved ones say was taken far too soon at just 35 years old in Virginia. His death has shaken the Ceja-Chavez ...

Etiquette experts Elaine Swann and Myka Meier share some dos and don'ts for when you gather with family and friends this ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 36-year-old woman from Pakistan. I read your advice with great interest. Since childhood, it was always hard for me to make friends. People who I liked I pushed hard to be friends ...

A new study on smartphone use and its effect on adolescents’ health may be one more reason parents should hold off on getting their kids the devices.

Daily Pilot and TimesOC readers share their thoughts about local issues and events happening in Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, ...