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

My income is marginal, as is my career. I had hoped years ago to be earning a six-figure income but that hasn’t panned out.

In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband’s death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They weren’t easy ...