Columnists/Dear Abby

Mistress stops believing man will leave

DEAR ABBY: I am a 24-year-old professional woman who has been having an affair with a married man for three years. We have great chemistry, a passionate sex life, endless laughs and give...

DATE: Jun 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man gets needed health care in a marriage of convenience

DEAR ABBY: I’m in a second marriage, which was only for the benefit of insurance so my husband could get insurance through my employer’s plan. We were together for many years before gett...

DATE: Jun 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom dotes on new boyfriend at the expense of her kids

DEAR ABBY: My wife, “Rita,” and I separated a year ago. Our divorce is pending. The man she’s seeing, whom I believe she was cheating with before we split, has a violent criminal past. H...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man decries rampant false advertising on dating sites

DEAR ABBY: I was divorced three years ago, and recently went on some dating sites to find a possible companion. All the women I met had posted photos that looked nothing like them. It wa...

DATE: Jun 6, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Transgender dad wants to be daughter’s ‘second mommy’

DEAR ABBY: My former spouse and I are divorced and share a 3-year-old daughter. Soon after the baby was born, my ex came out as transgender and now lives as a woman. I have a...

DATE: Jun 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Errand runner is chagrined by size of lunchtime tips

DEAR ABBY: I work as a runner in a law firm, which means I do pickups, make deliveries and do any other out-of-office tasks the lawyers or other staff need. Part of my job involves picki...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

College student living at home is ready to fly after graduation

DEAR ABBY: I am 21 and about to graduate from college. I have lived at home these last four years partly because my dad didn’t want me to go away. He never said it, but he made up reason...

DATE: Jun 2, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband doesn’t share wife’s dreams of seeing the world

DEAR ABBY: I’ll be retiring next year. My husband is already retired. When I do, I want to travel in the U.S. and internationally. We are healthy, able to travel and we have the funds to...

DATE: Jun 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Age is no barrier for man long in love with neighbor

DEAR ABBY: I’m 36, doing very well in business, single and deeply in love with a 58-year-old woman. She has been a neighbor since I was in grade school. She’s petite, pretty, intelligent...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family’s disapproval stops woman from opening up

DEAR ABBY: I’m a pansexual female and open about it with my friend and also my brother. The rest of my family is super Christian. I tried to bring up the “gay” word, but they’re all agai...

DATE: May 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Distant sisters work to close the gap in their relationship

DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my sister mailed me a long letter detailing her resentment for me and our lack of closeness. She said she wanted to have a relationship. After reading it, I r...

DATE: May 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dedicated walker tripped up by chatty co-workers

DEAR ABBY: I have a step tracker. I am dedicated to getting in at least 10,000 steps every day, most of them walking around inside my office building at lunch. I walk quickly, often with...

DATE: May 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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