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Husband bitter when wife succeeds

DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my husband, unhappy in his job, decided he wanted to be a real estate agent. He quit his job to do full-time real estate, and really struggled. The company he joi...

DATE: Feb 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mothers create unpleasant dynamic

DEAR ABBY: My partner and I recently had a baby, and it has created some major issues with my mom and in-laws. Mom is an unhappy person who blames others and external factors for her unhappi...

DATE: Feb 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friend’s frisky husband makes desires clear

DEAR ABBY: My married friend is a swinger. She says her husband’s sex drive has declined lately, but it hasn’t. He keeps trying to get me to talk “naughty” with him, but I always refuse. To ...

DATE: Feb 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Estrangement causes second rift

DEAR ABBY: After my mother died several years ago, my father’s sometimes violent behavior flared up. A few years ago, I decided to stop spending time with him. My sister, who has received – ...

DATE: Feb 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Abrupt revelation shocks woman

DEAR ABBY: I had pretty much an ideal childhood. My parents have never had issues that I ever saw. We went to church every Sunday, gathered with family often, etc. I’m now grown, and my pare...

DATE: Feb 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Newborn’s name triggers drama

DEAR ABBY: I recently gave birth to our second child, a girl. Shortly afterward, my husband called his mother. She lives in a different state hours away and visits only once a year. When he ...

DATE: Feb 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Sister can’t keep politics out of visits

DEAR ABBY: My older sister visits me every week to play cards and chat. While I love her dearly and enjoy her visits, sometimes I do not appreciate one topic she brings up. We are on differe...

DATE: Feb 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Former friend unaware of whole story

DEAR ABBY: About 10 years ago, my longtime best friend, “Byron,” abruptly cut me out of his life. I never clearly understood why. I reached out to him on and off for several years without su...

DATE: Feb 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Teen immodest in front of strangers

DEAR ABBY: I don’t know what to do about my 18-year-old niece. She walks around the house in her underwear. She’s been doing it for the last two or three years. It wouldn’t matter, I suppose...

DATE: Jan 31, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Aging dad wants bigger role in kids’ lives

DEAR ABBY: I am an active widower with five grown children. Although three of them live in the same city and two live in a city nearby, I haven’t heard from or seen them as often over the pa...

DATE: Jan 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Grandma’s posts strike nerve

DEAR ABBY: My daughter died away nine years ago. She was almost 13. My mother never bothered to have a relationship with her when she was alive. But now, on every birthday and anniversary of...

DATE: Jan 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman wants relationship with couple

DEAR ABBY: I'm a woman in my early 50s who has been through two divorces. This may make me sound like a bad person, but I’m really nice and quite conservative. I just make poor choices when ...

DATE: Jan 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby