DEAR ABBY: A longtime friend is now a widow and doesn’t have time to connect anymore. I have invited her for coffee and for dinner and sent notes of support. She waits days, even weeks to respond and ...

Dear Reader: Many of you wrote in regarding the newly widowed woman who stopped receiving invitations to couples' gatherings. A great number of you shared similar experiences. Below are a few letters ...

Dear Annie: It’s been two years since my husband passed, and at first, my friends were wonderful -- calling, visiting and sending cards. But now that I’m ready to get out again, something strange has ...