Dear Annie: I’m writing in response to “Grieving and Not Prepared for a Confrontation” whose husband died before he could recoup a sum of money he lent to his brother; now, she needs that money and is ...

We live in a small city, from which so many friends and neighbors have moved away. Often a deceased family member is brought back for funeral services and burial. Many times, this means that the ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: In a historical novel I was reading, a young woman was widowed, and she was bemoaning that she would have to wear only pearls -- no diamonds. Was that really a thing at one time?