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Veganism has become a third party in marriage

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been teachers since 1999. We married in 2011. She became vegan in 2017. It helped her beat diabetes, which I love. However, she’s pure vegan for animal rights a...

DATE: Mar 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Son’s friend lives in home with sex offender

DEAR ABBY: We recently moved to a new neighborhood. My 8-year-old son, “Joey,” has become best friends with a classmate, “Paul,” who lives on our street. We know from research we did when we...

DATE: Mar 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Relative offended by change of wedding plans

DEAR ABBY: A relative is getting married, and the RSVP date has passed. It was announced many months ago and was to be a big, formal church wedding, with eight or nine groomsmen and bridesma...

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Estranged daughter out of the loop

DEAR ABBY: Three years ago, our 40-year-old daughter, “Tanya,” suddenly accused me of abusing her during her childhood. She also accused my husband, her dad, of enabling this abuse. Abby, th...

DATE: Mar 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Abusive mom continues to manipulate

DEAR ABBY: I’m an only child (in my 30s now) who was raised by an emotionally and verbally abusive mother. When I wasn’t her whipping post, I was an emotional crutch for her and had to assum...

DATE: Mar 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Discovery derails couple’s marriage

DEAR ABBY: I have known my husband for 10 years. We have been married for four. We love each other very much, but I did something that has caused him to no longer trust me, and he won’t forg...

DATE: Mar 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Lessons from past still ring true

DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I sat over lunch, reading your mom’s “Definition of Maturity.” It was shortly after my dad died, and reading it made me realize how lucky I had been. Those were all les...

DATE: Mar 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bride-to-be walks fine line

DEAR ABBY: I recently started planning my wedding. Half the friends I want as bridesmaids are very conservative. They think sex is sacred and should be talked about only discreetly, not joke...

DATE: Mar 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Two sons turn back on mother

DEAR ABBY: Eight years ago, my oldest son, a police officer, quit talking to us. We had no fights, no arguments – he just stopped answering our calls, and I no longer was allowed to see my g...

DATE: Mar 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband pressures wife to dress more provocatively

DEAR ABBY: My husband wants me to wear more revealing clothing. I’ve always enjoyed dressing attractively, and have never felt behind the times or like a frump, but I do have my opinion abou...

DATE: Mar 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband gives spouse unthinkable ultimatum

DEAR ABBY: My husband has a poor relationship with our son and his wife. They want nothing to do with him and don’t want him around the grandchildren because of how he acts. My husband tells...

DATE: Mar 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

In-laws exclude spouses from family text chain

DEAR ABBY: I recently married and was excited to be part of my husband’s family. My own siblings and I are not particularly close. During COVID-19, one of my husband’s sisters started a fami...

DATE: Mar 1, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby