I am interested in ordering your booklet about popularity. You have such a good way with words, and I’m sure the girls would find it helpful and enjoyable reading. They…
He says his mother was very cold toward him, and he was reared by his grandparents, who loved him, but were not “touchy-feely.” He treats me like a queen, Abby.…
If I were to meet someone on one of those sites, when would be the right time to reveal my problem? After we have gotten to know each other? Or…
Mom has told me several times they should be in our will instead of others we have chosen. My husband and I have saved for our retirement with our employers…
When we got back, she yelled at us for taking longer than expected to get home (because of circumstances out of our control) and stormed out. We realized after she…
I have never questioned my husband’s love or devotion to me. What’s bothering me is his reaction to the news. They had a horrible relationship and never got along, but…
Sometimes when Roger and I take walks, we run into children playing in a yard or biking up and down the block. If they initiate conversation, I’ll smile at them…
DEAR BIG MISTAKE: Not knowing your husband, I can’t guess at how he will react when you break the news. I’m sure he won’t be pleased to hear it. Regardless,…
During his first deployment, Matt broke up with me. He told me he didn’t want to see me again when he came home, although I begged him to change his…
During our entire marriage, anytime we invited my in-laws to birthday parties or other special occasions, they never accepted unless we agreed for the event to take place in one…
From a health care point of view, I think my brother should know, but I don’t feel I have the right to tell him while Mom is living (she is…
He just contacted me to tell me they are engaged. I feel bad for his fiancée and her kids because he is very self-centered. When we dated, we never went…
DEAR ABBY: I’m an active, 60-something wife, mother and grandmother who was recently diagnosed with early stage Parkinson’s disease. From all outward appearances, I appear healthy and I’m living my…
I stayed with him for a year after I learned about his addiction. That year was the hardest year of my life. Choosing to leave was extremely painful, and I…
I’m now living in the States and she’s still in the Philippines waiting for her visa. Emma is transgender and I don’t know how to tell my family. I love…
Her parents should go directly to the minister and let him know what is going on. If the parents decide to tell the usher his comment is not appreciated, they…
My husband has been without a dog for five years, since the beginning of our relationship. Over the last six months, he has begun to ask when he can get…
The problem is, it’s impossible to share a meal with her. As soon as the food is served, Charlene starts a constant commentary about “how big the portions are” and…
I’m in high school, and I’m searching for a relationship with a certain girl. I’ve known her for eight years, and I always had a little-kid crush on her, but…
DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of two teenage girls, 13 and 15, and have been debating whether to tell them a secret about my past. When I was in…
We used to spend evenings working on special projects together, but that is the exception now and no longer the rule. If I ask a question or make a comment,…
Caroline knows I don’t approve of the way she gets money. She has a job at a local store, but wants things she can’t afford, so she sleeps with men…
At my boyfriend’s birthday lunch, his father called his mother the worst possible word anyone could call a female. My boyfriend and his sisters didn’t seem phased by his verbal…
Abby, they do random drug screens at my job. I have passed every one, and I have made amends for my past wrongdoings. But the last time I was accused,…
He doesn’t comprehend the need for my family to get together all the time and feels that during holidays it should only be us. When they are just trying to…
My best friend is gay, and when I asked her if she wanted to join any clubs together, she suggested the Gay-Straight Alliance club. As a saved Christian, I am…
What am I doing wrong? Fidelity is important to me, and they both knew it from the start. How do I avoid this? I have never been a controlling person.…
With this pregnancy coming to term, I keep throwing hints to him about us becoming engaged, but he brushes them off. I know he’s the person I want to spend…
This affair has been going on for years. I tried broaching the subject with her, but she said it’s her business and, unless I’m helping pay her bills, I don’t…
When his parents tell him to break off relations with me, he listens patiently and defends his affection for me. He does not, however, speak up for me or point…
