Dear Annie: I recently introduced my 62-year-old husband to emojis, and now I fear I've made a huge mistake. Every text I receive — whether it's "Pick up milk" or "Your sister called" — is followed by a winking face, a heart and, inexplicably, a rocket ship. He signs grocery lists with ...

Dear Annie: My neighbor has taken "borrowing a cup of sugar" to ridiculous levels. In the past six months, she's borrowed my ladder, my hedge clippers, two baking pans and, most recently, my patio chairs for her daughter's graduation party. She always promises to return things "tomorrow," but I ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My insurance company won't let me receive my testosterone injection unless I have a low testosterone level at 8 a.m. Does this make any sense? — T.B. ANSWER: Although I am never fond of insurance companies making medical decisions, this does make sense from physiology. ...

Dear Annie: I am the friend everyone calls when they need something. I am the one who remembers birthdays, checks in after surgeries, brings soup when someone is sick and sends the "just thinking of you" text. If a friend is going through a divorce, I am there. If someone's child is ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My insurance company has suddenly instituted all kinds of new rules that require me to get preapprovals for medications (including seizure medicines) that I have been taking for years. I didn't find out until I tried to renew my medicine, and now I may run out. Why are they ...

Dear Annie: I never imagined that after raising three children, loving them through every stage and being a hands-on mother, I would end up feeling like a stranger to my own grandchildren. My son married a woman who, at first, seemed organized and devoted. Over time, though, it has become ...