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Room assignments unclear for ‘throuple’

DEAR ABBY: My 25-year-old son lives with his two girlfriends, who are also romantically involved with each other. They share…

July 23, 2024

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Dad’s new wife offers sketchy advice

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I had a baby right around the time my father remarried. I didn’t know my…

July 20, 2024

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Troubling memories about dad haunt daughter

DEAR ABBY: When I was young and even as I grew older, my father touched me inappropriately. It made me…

July 19, 2024

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Son feels like the only adult

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been having an issue lately involving my mother. It feels like she isn’t really my “mother” but…

July 16, 2024

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Co-worker weighs wisdom of being side piece

DEAR ABBY: I met this guy at work. He was everything I’m looking for in a guy. During a lunch…

July 16, 2024

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Overeaters Anonymous still doing hard work

DEAR ABBY: I recently watched a video of the founder of Overeaters Anonymous, Rozanne S., telling the story of founding…

July 12, 2024

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Handsy male friends thumb noses at fiance

DEAR ABBY: My fiancee has a number of male friends she has known for years. One of them stops off…

July 9, 2024

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Aging father has made plans for assets

DEAR ABBY: I’m a single retired grandfather in the South. My daughter, 50, has hitched her wagon to an alcoholic.…

July 6, 2024

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Grandma feels slighted by stolen nickname

DEAR ABBY: We have five grandchildren. All but one call me MeeMaw. I’ve been MeeMaw since my first grandchild was…

July 6, 2024

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Online acquaintance wants to get closer

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 70-year-old Black woman who looks about 45 or 50. I recently met a man online while…

July 6, 2024

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Woman targets man with disabilities

DEAR ABBY: My son “Ethan” is a visually impaired adult with disabilities. He’s articulate, down to earth and joyful to…

July 2, 2024

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Daughter cuts off contact with family

DEAR ABBY: My older daughter, “Brianna,” age 42, does not want anything to do with me or her brother and…

June 27, 2024

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Wife refuses to repeat tall tales

DEAR ABBY: My husband of almost 40 years is not well. He has been a good provider, but his life…

June 25, 2024

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Girlfriend finally calls it quits

DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend and I broke up after six years. Both of us have children from marriages that ended…

June 25, 2024

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Granddaughters’ bikinis make waves at gathering

DEAR ABBY: I have two granddaughters and four grandsons. My granddaughters, ages 19 and 20, wear thong bikinis at family…

June 22, 2024

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Young relative always on hunt for cash, gifts

DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter has an 11-year-old daughter I’ll call “Kristina.” Kristina is very well-behaved, but she’s being taught at…

June 18, 2024

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Friendship is still appreciated

DEAR ABBY: As a lonely, mixed-up teenager in the 1980s, I developed a huge crush on a disc jockey at…

June 18, 2024

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Aging couple considers move

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are contemplating moving across the country to be near our daughters. We have lived…

June 14, 2024

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Wife prepares to run off with best man

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to “George” for 35 years. I was pregnant when I married. We had dated…

June 12, 2024

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Mother-in-law shows signs of problems

DEAR ABBY: I am fortunate to have a great relationship with my in-laws. We live half a continent apart, so…

June 8, 2024

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Flirtation with past endangers present

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to a wonderful man for 17 years. Recently, I reconnected online with an old…

June 7, 2024

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Despite girlfriend, man remains married

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my partner, “Hank,” for 25 years, but although he is legally separated, he is…

June 4, 2024

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Ex still devastated by betrayal

DEAR ABBY: I still obsess over my first love, even though we broke up 21 years ago. We grew up…

June 4, 2024

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Boyfriend kept kids’ ages secret

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating my man for seven years. When we got serious, he told me he had…

May 31, 2024

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In-law ‘forgets’ promise made to widow

DEAR ABBY: I am a widow. I supported my husband during our entire marriage with no help from his wealthy…

May 28, 2024

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Girlfriend doesn’t need to attend every event

DEAR ABBY: My son is a sophomore in college. He has been dating a girl he met at school for…

May 28, 2024

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Friendship’s decline doesn’t stop cash ask

DEAR ABBY: My friend “Gene” and I have been friends since elementary school. We’re now in our 50s. We were…

May 24, 2024

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Wife worries about grieving man

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 42 years. Three months ago, I started seeing changes in my husband’s behavior.…

May 21, 2024

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Widowed spouse makes special plea

DEAR ABBY: Today I ironed and folded my late husband’s lucky fishing shirt and placed it into a box going…

May 16, 2024

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Husband’s temper worsens after layoff

DEAR ABBY: When my husband, “Wayne,” and I were dating 15 years ago, he would occasionally get angry and stalk…

May 16, 2024