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Life terrifying for apartment tenant

DEAR ABBY: I live in an apartment building. I am quiet and keep to myself. There’s a concierge here who is incredibly nosy. When I pick up my package, she asks, “So, what’s in the package?” ...

DATE: Sep 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

“Romance has unintended consequence

DEAR ABBY: A close male friend, “Will,” ended our friendship without warning. I didn’t know he had such strong feelings about my current arrangement. I have been dating a married man, “Bart,...

DATE: Sep 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Helping people has become full-time job

DEAR ABBY: I enjoy helping my friends, my partner and family members. I feel doing good deeds is important in my retirement. My hands are pretty full with getting my elderly dad to medical v...

DATE: Sep 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Some conversations can look like interrogations

DEAR ABBY: I appreciate you offering your booklet “How to Be Popular” to people who are uncomfortable or uncertain in social situations. I don’t know if these tips are included, but here’s w...

DATE: Sep 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husbands feel out of place dancing at clubs

DEAR ABBY: I'm married, and in my mid-40s. My wife and I have a robust social life, for which we both feel very lucky and blessed. We have amazing friends who are a wonderful support system ...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man prefers to rely on his ex-wife

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been seeing “Pete” for eight months. He has been divorced for the last 15 years. He has two grown children and five grandchildren with his ex-wife, “Linda,” who is still a si...

DATE: Sep 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man suddenly smitten with woman

DEAR ABBY: I have been around “Kendra” since she was 4. I am 59 and not married to her mother, although we are good friends. Kendra is 36 now and has an 8-year-old son. She lives with her bo...

DATE: Sep 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man makes plans with widow while wife works

DEAR ABBY: A married couple we met six years ago had a vacation house near ours. We became friendly and would have dinners and drinks and hang out together doing various fun activities. Once...

DATE: Aug 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Couple have divergent views about punctuality

DEAR ABBY: A friend retired, moved and gave me her well-paying, once-a-week job doing industrial cleaning. It pays a sizable chunk of our bills. My husband, who agreed to work with me doing ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family members don’t support transgender relative

DEAR ABBY: My young adult child came out to us as transgender several months ago. My husband and I, along with her sibling, are supportive and love her unconditionally. She recently decided ...

DATE: Aug 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Neighbor draws line at socializing

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I retired a few years ago to a neighborhood where most of the residents are our age, and we have become friendly with the widow next door. My husband and I help her...

DATE: Aug 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bird gets the royal treatment

DEAR ABBY: My sister has a squawky bird she insists on keeping alongside the dinner table when she invites guests for dinner. Its ear-piercing screeching inhibits guests’ ability to carry on...

DATE: Aug 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby