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Woman uncovers fiance’s secret life

DEAR ABBY: I have been with the same man for three years, and we have been engaged for a year. I love him with all my heart, but I just learned through a phone call that he has been fooling ...

DATE: Dec 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sibling seeks to rejoin family

DEAR ABBY: Six years ago, my family lost my mother, who was the rock of our family. Two weeks after that, my family started falling apart. My older brother, younger sister and I no longer sp...

DATE: Nov 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Visit comes with irritating catch

DEAR ABBY: I was recently invited for a long weekend at my friend’s new home in South Carolina. She has wanted me to come there to visit ever since she purchased it. I offered to come down, ...

DATE: Nov 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Aunt’s addiction puts relationship at risk

DEAR ABBY: How do I handle an elderly aunt who has a gambling problem? I live in a town with casinos. She lives in another state four hours away. She calls me often to ask to stay with me, a...

DATE: Nov 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man wants to bury ‘treasures’

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are in our 80s, married for 61 years. We are financially well-off and have few medical issues. As we approach our departure from this Earth, we’ve created the necess...

DATE: Nov 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom unsure how to handle accident aftermath

DEAR ABBY: A month ago, my 7-year-old son was struck by a vehicle while riding his bike in a crosswalk. He’s fine now. His injuries were minor, although it was frightening. Police and parame...

DATE: Nov 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Partner enables grown son’s bad behavior

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been living with someone for four years. When we started living together, his son “Byron” was incarcerated. Byron is 33 and has been in trouble since he was 15. His dad keeps...

DATE: Nov 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Offer to repay favor has many strings

DEAR ABBY: I helped a friend by giving her rides to and from work for two weeks while her car was being repaired. When she got her car back, she told me to let her know if she could ever rep...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Daughter refuses to see the truth

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Virginia,” age 27, lives with her boyfriend, “Ray,” on the East Coast and teaches kindergarten. Last month, she confided that she had caught him cheating. She saw te...

DATE: Nov 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Thank-you note has big impact

DEAR ABBY: Some time ago, you printed a letter from a grandmother who said she was changing her will because neither her adult children nor her grandchildren ever wrote her thank-you notes w...

DATE: Nov 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Stepdaughter’s behavior has worn thin

DEAR ABBY: I’m in my early 30s; my husband is 46. We have been married three years. He has a 24-year-old daughter, “Kiki.” Kiki has always been spoiled and catered to; she learned how to lie...

DATE: Nov 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bitter feelings for mean teacher persist

DEAR ABBY: My elementary school teacher passed away recently. I hadn’t seen her in more than 20 years because of how she made me feel. I remember her as manipulative and having a negative at...

DATE: Nov 8, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby