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Husband pressures wife to dress more provocatively

DEAR ABBY: My husband wants me to wear more revealing clothing. I’ve always enjoyed dressing attractively, and have never felt…

March 5, 2024

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Husband gives spouse unthinkable ultimatum

DEAR ABBY: My husband has a poor relationship with our son and his wife. They want nothing to do with…

March 5, 2024

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In-laws exclude spouses from family text chain

DEAR ABBY: I recently married and was excited to be part of my husband’s family. My own siblings and I…

March 1, 2024

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Relatives can’t stomach another visit

DEAR ABBY: We have grown children and a grandchild who live several states away. The problem is, we don’t enjoy…

February 24, 2024

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Medical condition leads to marriage’s breakup

DEAR ABBY: I suffered an injury that caused internal bleeding, which then gave me iron deficiency anemia. I was battling…

February 22, 2024

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Man weighs revealing health status

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who came out late in life. I have three grown, married children and…

February 21, 2024

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Parents refuse to keep boy under control

DEAR ABBY: I host holiday meals for my out-of-town family. During the last one, my cousin’s 5-year-old son ran up…

February 17, 2024

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Efforts to connect are met by silence

DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to an amazing guy. We have been together a little more than two years. During…

February 17, 2024

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Mother can’t understand why son walked away

DEAR ABBY: I’ve always been close to my children, but now that they are adults, it seems I’m losing my…

February 13, 2024

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Straight women trying to ‘flip’ gay man

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 41-year-old gay man. Although I was raised in a conservative, religious family, I’m out of the…

February 10, 2024

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Mom puts a crimp in relationship

DEAR ABBY: I love my fiance, but his mother says, “Over my dead body will he move away from me.”…

February 9, 2024

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Affair threatens woman’s mental health

DEAR ABBY: I have been involved with a married man for the last five years. He lied to me about…

February 9, 2024

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Wife’s caring nature has her overwhelmed

DEAR ABBY: My wife, “Connie,” is an angel. She takes care of her aging father as well as my sister,…

February 9, 2024

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Ex-wife uses gifts as disruption

DEAR ABBY: My ex has primary custody of our young daughter, “Kayli,” and is with her 99% of the time.…

February 9, 2024

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Wife finds it hard to accept past

DEAR ABBY: After 17 years of marriage, I learned, to my dismay, that when he was 22, my husband had…

January 30, 2024

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Newfound freedom sparks concern

DEAR ABBY: I grew up with very strict parents. They used money to control me, even after I graduated from…

January 27, 2024

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Crimes are more than stepmom can handle

DEAR ABBY: My 30-year-old stepson, “David,” is a convicted sex offender, currently serving a 15-year sentence for possession of child…

January 27, 2024

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Wife fantasizes about a friend

DEAR ABBY: I am an unhappily married woman with young children. I am attracted to a friend of mine and…

January 23, 2024

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Dog stakes claim as king of the castle

DEAR ABBY: A month ago, I reconnected with a woman, “Fran,” I have known since seventh grade. We are both…

January 20, 2024

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Absent dad wonders about family’s fate

DEAR ABBY: Almost 50 years ago, I got a girl pregnant. She left the state and two years later sent…

January 20, 2024

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Boyfriend’s head in the cloud

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of two years, “Rick,” is addicted to social media – mainly the women on there. I’m…

January 16, 2024

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Pondering the unthinkable shakes foundation

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife, “Sandy,” for 40 years. We married as soon as it became possible…

January 16, 2024

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Abused spouse ready to escape

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my abusive husband for almost 30 years. I made several attempts to leave him,…

January 16, 2024

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Opinions, beliefs put relatives at odds

DEAR ABBY: My grandmother and I have lived together for the past 22 years. She raised me from the age…

January 9, 2024

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Sudden retirement shakes up marriage

DEAR ABBY: With no discussion, my husband decided to retire two years ago. He said he would just take Social…

January 9, 2024

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Mother has second thoughts about decisions

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I moved near the ocean last year. I have two sons, 21 and 17. My…

January 5, 2024

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Husband’s change of heart not so sudden

DEAR ABBY: Three months ago, my husband of 30 years came home from work, told me he wasn’t happy anymore…

January 3, 2024

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Newlywed discovers man’s possessiveness

DEAR ABBY: I have been married three years. The man I married is not the person I fell in love…

December 30, 2023

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Unhappy wife ponders new life

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband for 12 years. We have had our ups and downs. I…

December 30, 2023

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Man’s absences now have reason

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of three years works six days a week with Sundays off. For the last six weeks,…

December 26, 2023