However, overly flippant or direct messages can also backfire, leading to perceptions of unintelligence or untrustworthiness.

Cubs fan in me can't help but look at those three players and get a bit sad at how things unfolded after that championship.

Dear Annie: Many people end up in jobs they don’t enjoy for different reasons. Some feel pressured by their parents to become ...

DEAR ANNIE: Many people end up in jobs they don’t enjoy for different reasons. Some feel pressured by their parents to become ...

Dear Annie: Many people end up in jobs they don’t enjoy for different reasons. Some feel pressured by their parents to become ...

I’m struggling with my mother-in-law, “Linda,” and it’s starting to cause tension in my marriage. My husband, “Jake,” is an only child, and they have always been very, very close. At first, I thought ...

Dear Annie: Many people end up in jobs they don’t enjoy for different reasons. Some feel pressured by their parents to become doctors or lawyers. Some feel their dreams are unrealistic or that they ...

Dear Annie: I’m struggling with my mother-in-law, “Linda,” and it’s starting to cause tension in my marriage. My husband, “Jake,” is an only child, and they have always been very, very close. At first ...

Dear Annie: I’m struggling with my mother-in-law, “Linda,” and it’s starting to cause tension in my marriage. My husband, ...

Dear Annie: I’m struggling with my mother-in-law, “Linda,” and it’s starting to cause tension in my marriage. My husband, ...

I spent my life proving people wrong, mastering carpentry, electrical work, photography, landscaping and even driving semis.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to my husband for 40 (long) years. Whenever I do something wrong, I get a note on the kitchen counter. This has gone on for years and years. This is the note I woke ...