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Wedding set for woman’s birthday

DEAR ABBY: I’m struggling because my stepson has chosen to get married on my birthday. I have been his stepmother for 18 years. It feels like a punch in the chest. My in-law family membe...

New resident spreads rumors

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I live in a beach-front condominium complex with a population of mostly retired people who are friendly and active. Last year, a divorced woman moved in and was we...

Ex complicates work romance

DEAR ABBY: I have a crush on a guy I work with. I’m 19, and he’s 26. He has a kid, which actually doesn’t bother me. I love kids and have taken care of them most of my life. My problem i...

Couple seeks support for friends

DEAR ABBY: Occasionally, married friends will come to my husband or me to vent about marital problems. We have been through a few rough patches during our 12 years of marriage, and durin...

Wife can’t stand husband’s friend

DEAR ABBY: My husband loaned a “dear friend” some money a year ago. She has yet to pay back a penny. When I ask him about it, he gets mad and tells me it’s none of my business. I have hi...

Confession could end relationship

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Al,” and I have been together for two years off and on. We dated casually for six months before we decided to be exclusive. He didn’t know that I was also sleep...

Wife longs to have own children

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are 15 years apart in age. We have been together for six years, married a year and a half. He is my entire world, my best friend and soul mate. Wh...

Mom unable to make time for son

DEAR ABBY: I’m 29. I had a son six years ago and left my ex because he didn’t want to be a father. He chose to party instead. I had to file a name change for my son, and custody was hard...

Man doubts he will find romance

DEAR ABBY: I am a 70-year-old male former teacher and social worker. I stopped dating 30 years ago because the only women I had loved had all dumped me. I felt I was only a temporary con...

Boyfriend’s fidelity questioned

DEAR ABBY: I am 19 and love my boyfriend a lot. He is very sweet and would do anything for me. However, I am beginning to think there may be someone else. The someone else is a man. ...

Promise to daughter not kept

DEAR ABBY: I suffer from a debilitating, rare, chronic illness. Two years ago, my parents convinced me to move across the country to live with them in an unfamiliar city. They promised i...

Bulimic employee embarrassed

DEAR ABBY: My psychiatrist’s office called and left a very sensitive voice message about my bulimia on a message machine shared with other individuals. Our voice messages are sent transc...