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Mom sees lonely life ahead for easily wounded daughter

DEAR ABBY: My daughter, “Roxanne,” married right out of high school. Eleven years later, she finally woke up and realized the man of her dreams was a deadbeat. She has now been divorced ...

DATE: Sep 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

After remarriage, widow cuts contact with her stepfamily

DEAR ABBY: Our father died nine months after his diagnosis with cancer. Within six months of his funeral, our stepmother of 20-plus years had begun a new relationship. She sold her and D...

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man uses wife’s problems against her

DEAR ABBY: My husband tends to fight dirty, and I don’t know how much more I can take. If we argue about some issue between us, he’ll say something along the lines of, “This is why you h...

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man confesses to long-ago affair with best friend’s wife

DEAR ABBY: I found out a month ago that my wife and my best friend had a relationship 40 years ago when we were in our 20s. My friend hinted about it, so I asked him point blank and he c...

DATE: Sep 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man afraid to be alone starts affairs with married women

DEAR ABBY: My son has taken it upon himself to get romantically involved with two different married women. He’s newly divorced after a long marriage and hates the idea of being alone. He...

DATE: Sep 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dance puts teen in awkward position

DEAR ABBY: Homecoming is next month, and we are not allowed to take outside dates. My girlfriend goes to a different school and doesn’t want me taking anyone else. My school is very smal...

DATE: Sep 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Accident ends couple’s plan to have children together

DEAR ABBY: I am 15 years older than my boyfriend, “Spencer,” and have two kids from a previous marriage. Spencer and I have been living together for the past 10 years. I plan...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom wants to shield kids from relative’s new lifestyle

DEAR ABBY: A close relative has started working in the adult industry. She now dresses provocatively, showing lots of skin. She has also covered much of her body with tattoos and adopted...

DATE: Sep 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife is blindsided by news of husband’s past romance

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Bill,” and I have been happily married for 22 years and have two very active, beautiful children. Our oldest daughter has been playing on a traveling soccer team ...

DATE: Sep 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Single mom’s frustrations, pain boil to the surface

DEAR ABBY: About 20 months ago, after I found out I was pregnant, I was abandoned by the father of my child. My mother had passed away a month before. So I was grieving, shocked to disco...

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Grandparent feels family slowly drifting apart

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, my son and his family moved a couple of hours away. He’s my only child. I know he’s busy with his wife, two children and his job, but I would like to hear from ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man’s anxieties prolong loneliness

DEAR ABBY: When I was a teenager, there were many times when I made things awkward. It continues today. I try to have normal conversations with people, but when I do, I ha...

DATE: Sep 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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