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Holiday card never includes wife in address

DEAR ABBY: Every year like clockwork, we receive a holiday card from friends, which the wife addresses only to my husband. It is always a jolly card filled with their family adventures and a...

DATE: Oct 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Neighbors have some growing up to do

DEAR ABBY: I am 54 and already facing ageism. Some of my neighbors who are in their 30s and 40s make ageist statements aimed at me. These people do not know me but happen to live in my build...

DATE: Oct 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife target of husband’s punchlines

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 49 years. Of course, we’ve had our ups and downs. My husband, “Sid,” said he was joking at the store the other day. When I talk, I gesture with my hands. A w...

DATE: Oct 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Generous dad risks financial well-being

DEAR ABBY: My father, who is retired, has always had a big heart and almost no regard for himself. Anytime he meets someone in a tough situation, he does whatever he can to make it easier, g...

DATE: Sep 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Gay man hurt by hateful posts

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who has been with my husband for more than 30 years. He’s from a different culture, as are our now-grown adopted children. Most of my family members are religiously...

DATE: Sep 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Siblings not interested in ‘party’ for dad

DEAR ABBY: My father was a terrible person. He was physically abusive to his wife and kids, and he sexually abused both of my sisters. He was a vicious bully who took every opportunity to hu...

DATE: Sep 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Job change falls heavy on family

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Andy,” and I have been together 25 years, married for 16. We have three kids ages 14, 11 and 9. Our marriage has always been a happy one. Andy began a government job ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mom’s change in attitude stumps family

DEAR ABBY: My mom is in her early 80s. More and more often lately, she seems to be avoiding seeing me and my siblings. It wasn’t always like this. She would let me, my husband and our kids s...

DATE: Sep 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

New job requires people skills

DEAR ABBY: I’m a man in my early 30s who has made a career switch. My new field requires me to be more social because I will be meeting with colleagues, some of them older than I am, and att...

DATE: Sep 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband protests wife’s financial planning

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 19 years to my second husband, “Jack.” Our children are grown. When we met, I was a business owner, and he was retired. He has had numerous medical issues an...

DATE: Sep 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Cousin mired in miserable rough patch

DEAR ABBY: I love my cousin “Carly” like a sister. We come from a large family, and both of us are estranged from our mothers (who are sisters) as well as our siblings. We’re OK with this be...

DATE: Sep 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Boyfriend has personal relationship with boss

DEAR ABBY: I am a man whose long-distance boyfriend of one year has a married female best friend. (She’s his boss.) She is also a tobacco-addicted narcissist who drinks a lot. They chat on t...

DATE: Sep 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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