Columnists/Dear Abby

Moving won’t solve morning noise

DEAR ABBY: Suggesting that an older couple (“Upset in Washington,” June 13) move to a community for people over age 55 because they’re bothered by the neighbor children early in the morn...

DATE: Oct 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman dislikes teen boys

DEAR ABBY: I’m a happily married woman in my 30s. Although we don’t have children yet, many of our friends do. Some of them have boys who are approaching or are already in their early te...

DATE: Oct 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife opposes husband’s plan to donate sperm to a friend

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, I married a kind, hard-working man I’ll call Travis. These two years have been the best of my life, and I couldn’t imagine a better husband. However, I just got...

DATE: Oct 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Millionaire boyfriend proves stingy with airline rewards

DEAR ABBY: I am in a long-distance relationship with a man who lives halfway across the country. Because he’s very wealthy, he arranges for all the airfare. I am a single mother and I ha...

DATE: Oct 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bullied girl starts to cut herself

DEAR ABBY: My granddaughter “Ruby” was cyber-bullied. I suspect a friend of hers who is her on-again, off-again friend. When the girl is “off,” she is cruel, but Ruby is attached to her....

DATE: Oct 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Couple lonely in old age

DEAR ABBY: I am 74, and my wife is 71. We are lonely. All of our friends have died, and we have no relatives in this state. We both have health issues that keep us mostly housebound. Tha...

DATE: Oct 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife takes out anger on husband

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 55-year-old guy stranded in a tough marriage situation. My wife has had a serious falling-out with her father. After his wife of more than 50 years passed away, he immed...

DATE: Sep 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife can’t get over past affair

DEAR ABBY: About 12 years ago, I made a terrible mistake and had an affair. My husband loved me enough to forgive me, and our marriage has been fine ever since. The problem i...

DATE: Sep 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mother regrets allowing abuse

DEAR ABBY: I got pregnant very young and married the father. It was in the 1960s and things were different then. I didn’t realize my husband simply did not like children. I attributed it...

DATE: Sep 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man is not father after 8 months

DEAR ABBY: My son and his live-in girlfriend were expecting a baby. My daughter planned the shower, and it was a wonderful eight months of excitement. I was included in the ultrasounds a...

DATE: Sep 27, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Alcoholic gets sober after wife leaves

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 17 years to the love of my life. I met her 40 years ago while we were growing up in the same neighborhood. Last year she decided our marriage was over....

DATE: Sep 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Son is too personal while online dating

DEAR ABBY: My 40-year-old son signed up with an online dating site. He has a 17-year-old son and has never been married. During his initial contact with one woman, she mentioned she had ...

DATE: Sep 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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