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Tech-savvy wife is fed up
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 40 years. Like most people, we’ve had our good times and bad, but we’ve both been committed to the marriage,…
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Sister continues into debt
Last year my husband and I paid her property taxes for her so she wouldn’t lose her house. It was over $5,000. She promised to pay us back with her…
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Family man wants own life
Our two children are now grown and want me to move near – or in with – them. They say, “Won’t it be great to be with your grandkids?” No,…
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Man revisits past divorce
That was two years ago. It was my first marriage and her second. I was angry that we couldn’t make it work, and I blamed her for it. I felt…
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Man faces own mortality
I don’t know the details, but I’m sure he believes what he told me. Because of this, his life has taken a downward spiral. He has been drinking a lot,…
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Non-hugger can’t get close
Once I’ve greeted someone and offered my warmest smile, what more can I do? I don’t want people I like to think I don’t like them, or I’m not happy…
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Girl feels pressure to have sex
I know I don’t want to have sex yet, but I still feel like I have to. “Tom” really wants to, but he isn’t a virgin. It scares me, and…
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Husband calls wife excessively
We are starting to rebound from what I call “the year from hell.” His drinking and poor choices nearly put us on the street, and I was ready to walk.…
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Teen seeks parents’ approval
It seems to me that he just wants to know that they’re proud of him. It’s hard for me to constantly try to support him through this because he needs…
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Abby has news from past letter
A year ago, “Claire G. in California” wrote to bring awareness to a program called Knitted Knockers. Its members knit or crochet soft, lightweight prostheses for breast cancer survivors, and…
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Woman still in friend’s shadow
The problem is, Kylie is extremely pretty and has always been charismatic, too. It’s not her fault, but people have always been attracted to her, both as a bright personality…
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Girl stifled by painful memories
When I was 6 or 7 and staying at my grandparents’ house, and my grandmother would go outside to check the mail or water the flowers, my grandfather would try…
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Woman struggles to find a man
I met someone who took me to his house in Wisconsin for the holidays, but I live in Illinois. Ever since I slept with him (on the fifth date), he…
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Man puts private photos on web
I recently found out on social media that my girlfriend’s husband viewed and copied my private photos, and shared them online with mutual male friends of ours. I’m devastated. My…
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Couple is happier when apart
When we’re apart and talk on the phone, we have amazing conversations and discuss a future together. But when we’re together, we don’t talk as much, and he never mentions…
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Son lags on debt payments
Although my son earns a six-figure salary, he is unable to pay his student/parent loan on time each month. When he’s late, I get harassing emails and phone calls. The…
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Husband refuses to speak up
The problem is that my husband refuses to talk louder for me or make any attempt to improve our communication. He has gone as far as to threaten that he…
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In-law causes rift in family
I’m a proponent of Western medicine. My kids are vaccinated. We take them to the doctor, give them antibiotics when their doctor prescribes them and emphasize a balanced diet. Cassie…
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Man might sleepwalk out of lease
The major problem I have with this guy is he sleepwalks – at least he claims he does. He opens doors at night. Some mornings I have found the front…
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Brother asks mom for big favor
I feel it was extremely inappropriate. Picking up diapers and making sure the bassinet has clean sheets are acceptable requests; cleaning the house is not. My mother wasn’t bothered by…
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Fiancée refuses to leave house
He doesn’t understand girl time: drinking wine, watching chick-flicks and talking about our lives. I want to dedicate all my time that weekend to being a good friend, but he…
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New citizen questions customs
I’m a first-generation American from Latin America, and I have a question regarding holding hands with my daughter in public. I spoke with my mother about it and she told…
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Prayer can bring world together
As you gather together at Thanksgiving, please consider adding a special prayer for peace. Our goal is to link children and adults of all religions by praying on that day…
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Man can’t drive, left isolated
How deeply appreciated an offer to take this lonely old gentleman shopping, for a drive, or giving him a visit or a weekly phone call would be. What else can…
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Teen will be Thanksgiving cook
I don’t know how to cook, but Dad says I must cook a complete Thanksgiving dinner with no assistance! My smartphone will help, but do you have any ideas? –…
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Husband’s jokes annoy friend
When I identify myself and ask to speak to Martha, he says he doesn’t know anyone by my name, or says there’s no Martha living there. Once he told Martha…
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Man hates job, gripes about it
We met in the education department of our college, and after graduation, we both took jobs in the public school system. I enjoy my career, but he loathes his. He…
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Kids not thank-you-note savvy
It’s truly a shame that younger generations haven’t been taught about the importance of such notes. A simple “thank you” can not only open doors of opportunity both socially and…
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Girlfriend finds pregnancy tests
I know she has dated guys in the past – so have I – so I’m not worried about that nonsense at all. But I recently found something of hers…
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Undressed man greets grandma
It was close to Christmas, so we bought him a robe and my husband jokingly told him, “We figured you didn’t have one since you stay in your underwear when…