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Columnists/Dear Abby

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...

DATE: Feb 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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...

DATE: Feb 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Son threatened by past abuser

DEAR ABBY: I have a son from a previous relationship, and have been in a relationship for a year with a man I’ll call Bryan. Not long ago, Bryan confided to me that he and his brother we...

DATE: Feb 21, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Coworkers frustrate employee

DEAR ABBY: I am almost 62 and struggling to get through the day at work. It’s not because of the work itself, but I am extremely unhappy in the work environment. I have been ...

DATE: Feb 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Plain Jane becomes vain Jane

DEAR ABBY: When I was in my teens, and even into my 20s and 30s, I was a Plain Jane. I had little self-confidence. But strangely, I’m one of those people who has gotten better looking as...

DATE: Feb 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Gamer is low scorer with mom

DEAR ABBY: My daughter and her boyfriend have been together for four years. Despite being almost 30, he is very immature and constantly distracted by either his phone or his video games....

DATE: Feb 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man lies about last name

DEAR ABBY: I’ve recently started seeing someone, and we have shared a wealth of information about ourselves with each other. When I asked him his last name, he said it was “Erickson.” Wh...

DATE: Feb 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Girlfriend’s income emasculating

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Hal,” and I have been dating for a year and a half, living together for six months. I’m afraid he feels emasculated. Because I make more money than he does, a l...

DATE: Feb 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man struggles with new wedding

DEAR ABBY: My wife passed away two years ago at age 40 after a long bout with cancer. We had three children, ages 7 to 12. I am 44 and engaged now to a wonderful woman. We are planning t...

DATE: Feb 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Couple celebrates 50 years

DEAR ABBY: When I was 16 and wanted to get married, my father suggested I write to Dear Abby (your mom was writing the column back then) and ask her opinion. He said he would agree with ...

DATE: Feb 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife loses attraction to husband

DEAR ABBY: I’m not attracted to my husband. I love him and don’t want to live without him, but I do not want to be physically intimate with him. I know it is unfair to him, and I have tr...

DATE: Feb 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family shuns cannabis user

DEAR ABBY: My brother-in-law found out I smoke marijuana. I have a medical card and some mental disabilities. Marijuana helps with my anxiety. Although we live near each othe...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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