Name:
Screen name:
Email:
Dear Abby: My husband has a contentious relationship with our grandchildren. He generally is a fun, happy and interesting person. But by nature, he is not “hands on” when it comes to children. ...
DATE: April 2, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: My father has been mostly absent from my life. We reconnected when I was an adult. I have always had feelings of abandonment, and because of this, I have constantly tried to build a...
DATE: March 31, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: I’ve had an 18-year-old girlfriend for six months (I’m 24). She’s a sweet girl who’s caring, thoughtful and respectful. Every day typically goes well, and we never argue about anything...
DATE: March 27, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
DEAR ABBY: My husband of 30-plus years cheated on me several years ago with one of his young private students. In our state, she would have been underage, but she was living in an adjacent state...
DATE: March 24, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: I coordinated and paid for a 70th birthday party for my terminally ill husband. Fourteen people were invited, and seven of them were related to my only sister, “Carla.” During the...
DATE: March 12, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: I have been married for 30 years. I still work full time, and my husband is now retired. We have had issues during most of our marriage, mainly concerning his not getting enough sex. A...
DATE: March 10, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: A short time ago, I experienced a terrible loss. I came home from work one evening and found “Martin,” my boyfriend of almost 17 years, dead at the bottom of the stairs. I later found...
DATE: March 6, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: One of my husband’s sisters has eight kids, ranging from 15 months to 20 years old. She hasn’t taken care of any of them for more than three years. They never saw a doctor, they didn’t...
DATE: March 5, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: I dated a guy for 10 months. We constantly fought because of his lack of trust. He had been burned in previous relationships. After a recent argument (about lack of trust), I told him...
DATE: March 3, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: I’m in my mid-30s, and about a year ago, I went from limited contact to no contact with two siblings and my mother. No single incident caused this, nor was there any history of...
DATE: Feb. 28, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: I am a 57-year-old married man. I share a house with my wife and daughter. After dinner last month, my wife and I had a big fight. I can’t believe the things we said. In 30 years, it...
DATE: Feb. 25, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby
Dear Abby: Years ago, I was friendly with a man from work who was very close to his mom. She came along with us once for lunch and ended up really liking me. From that point on, whenever he and I...
DATE: Feb. 21, 2020 | COLUMN: Dear Abby