What would you do if your travel arrangements were nonrefundable but your friend wasn’t going to actually be in town when you ...

DEAR ABBY: I was recently invited for a long weekend at my friend’s new home in South Carolina. She has wanted me to come there to visit ever since she purchased it. I offered to come down, but then I ...

DEAR ABBY: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home, nor do I expect her to invite me for a ...

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Dear Annie: My 12-year-old son goes over to his friend’s house now and then. His friend lives in a small town that is walking distance to ice cream shops, markets and delis. Whenever my son visits, ...

DEAR ABBY: I recently bought a new house. I was downsizing because my mother has passed away and my daughter went out of state to college. I invited my best friend and her son over. We have been best ...

A reader doesn’t want to babysit her friend’s grandkids while on vacation. Dear Abby: I was recently invited for a long weekend at my friend’s new home in South Carolina. She has wanted me to come ...