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Fiance’s co-worker puts on a show

DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I went to his co-worker “Tina’s” house on a Friday night to socialize and play trivia games. We had been at her place before, for a Christmas party. Tina wore a shor...

DATE: Sep 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sister dreads family vacation

DEAR ABBY: I’m scheduled to go on a vacation with my mother and sister. It seemed like a fun idea during the planning, but as the date approaches, I realize it might not be possible for my s...

DATE: Sep 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife returns to marriage

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 34 years. During most of them, I was unfaithful. I never felt like I was truly married because my husband never gave me the time of day, but I liked my marit...

DATE: Sep 14, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Young adult has trouble building relationships

DEAR ABBY: I’m 26 and not currently in a relationship. I don’t have many friends. I’d like to have more, and I try. I wasn’t popular in middle and high school, either. I have been in and out...

DATE: Sep 12, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Single woman unimpressed by today’s men

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 57-year-old, attractive, single, childless woman. Why is it that the men I meet are just plain dumb? They have the conversational skills of 5-year-olds and the same juvenile...

DATE: Sep 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Introvert wants to avoid planned outing

DEAR ABBY: I am in a group of friends who are mainly from the same country. We bond pretty well and occasionally spend time together. We mostly communicate by text in a chat group. Once in a...

DATE: Sep 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man’s past troubles wife

DEAR ABBY: Two years before he met me, my husband of four years did something I feel was morally repugnant: He solicited a prostitute. When he committed this act, he was going through a dark...

DATE: Sep 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Comments push mom to plastic surgery

DEAR ABBY: I had my daughter later in life. I was almost 41. I am no beauty queen, but now, 12 years later, I have been asked by two different people if I am my daughter’s grandmother. It wa...

DATE: Sep 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband’s wandering eye no secret

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 18 years. It’s a second marriage for both of us. He cheated on his ex with me. Soon after we were married, he told me that, given the chance...

DATE: Aug 29, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mother-in-law makes herself at home

DEAR ABBY: How do I get my mother-in-law to stop dropping by without calling first? My husband and I have been married for 26 years. Both of us have asked her nicely over the years to please...

DATE: Aug 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man’s lack of concern worries spouse

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in our 30s. I love him, and I’m worried because he has a “laissez-faire” attitude about everything – especially his health. He has had high cholesterol for fi...

DATE: Aug 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man’s risqué questions irk wife

DEAR ABBY: My husband has, for years, felt the need to talk filthy and ask sexual questions of other women. It bothers me something terrible. He’s upset that I ruin his “fun,” and insists he...

DATE: Aug 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.