Columnists/Dear Abby

Mental illness worries father

DEAR ABBY: I have a 14-year-old daughter I raised alone. Her father has never been in her life, nor has he been in the lives of his other children with other women. He has a long history...

DATE: Dec 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Christmas babies share stories

DEAR ABBY: This letter is in response to “Blessed in New York” (Aug. 4), the mom who gave birth to her precious daughter on Christmas Day and wondered if maybe she should have timed her ...

DATE: Dec 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife uneasy of ‘business partner’

DEAR ABBY: My husband met a gal 33 years younger than he is at a doctor’s office. It seems they “became close,” so they went off and bought real estate together in another state. They sp...

DATE: Dec 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Tech-savvy wife is fed up

HUSBAND’S LUDDITE ATTITUDE PUTS A HEAVY BURDEN ON WIFE DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 40 years. Like most people, we’ve had our good times and bad, but we’ve bot...

DATE: Dec 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sister continues into debt

DEAR ABBY: My only sister has been “borrowing” money from me every month for years. She has a ton of credit card debt and cannot afford to meet her monthly financial obligations. ...

DATE: Dec 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family man wants own life

DEAR ABBY: I joined the Navy after I learned I was becoming a father. I didn’t want to be a husband or father, but I did both. In 2010, my wife died. My feelings about being a husband an...

DATE: Dec 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man revisits past divorce

DEAR ABBY: After 16 months of casual dating, I married my ex-wife. We met through Facebook. Unfortunately, we couldn’t make the marriage work, and after two years, we divorced. ...

DATE: Dec 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man faces own mortality

DEAR ABBY: I spent an evening with a guy I’ve been wanting to date for some time. After a few drinks, he confided to me that he has a serious heart condition. He said he doesn’t expect t...

DATE: Dec 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Non-hugger can’t get close

DEAR ABBY: I am not a hugger. In fact, I pretty much always hate it. But people think I’m rude when I don’t open my arms to hug after they’ve opened theirs. And they also think I’m rude ...

DATE: Dec 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Girl feels pressure to have sex

DEAR ABBY: I’m a teenage girl who has always heard and seen on television and in movies that there’s pressure from guys to have sex. That may be true, but I feel there is also pressure f...

DATE: Dec 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband calls wife excessively

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I argue more than I’d like. I am pretty easygoing and passive; he likes his feelings to be known. Over time I have become worn down, and my patience has worn th...

DATE: Dec 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Teen seeks parents’ approval

DEAR ABBY: I’m 17 and so is my boyfriend. He is an only child, and all throughout his life, his parents have put a lot of pressure on him. Recently, they’ve been talking about him gettin...

DATE: Dec 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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