Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

I just left a verbally and physically abusive relationship. I suffer from mental illness, and “Scott” made it worse. We lived ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who left an abusive relationship. DEAR ABBY: I just left a verbally and physically abusive ...

DEAR ABBY: I just left a verbally and physically abusive relationship. I suffer from mental illness, and “Scott” made it ...

A reader shares the emotional turmoil of leaving an abusive relationship and struggles to detach emotionally from her ex.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

"We were going to get married pending his being sober for a year, which never happened. I don’t know what to do." ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

They say I need to put meat on my bones. I think it’s rude and offensive. I am certainly not telling any of them to take meat off their bones.

I just left a verbally and physically abusive relationship. I suffer from mental illness, and “Scott” made it worse. We lived together for almost four years. I could beat myself up over deciding to ...

I just left a verbally and physically abusive relationship. I suffer from mental illness, and "Scott" made it worse. We lived together for almost four years. I could beat myself up over deciding to ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.