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Living arrangement includes surprise roommate

DEAR ABBY: I was in a relationship that abruptly ended because he cheated. We didn’t have kids, so I moved in with my parents until I was able to get back on my feet and eventually moved out...

Woman hid cheating from jailed beau

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been involved for five years. He was sentenced to prison for 3½ years. Before he left, we had a really rocky relationship. He cheated on me with multiple w...

Husband’s fantasies have opposite effect on wife

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 30 years. Our marriage has been a happy one. My husband supports me through everything. Our problems come up in the bedroom. A few years ago, he wanted to add ...

Keeping old friendship in new marriage

DEAR ABBY: I recently married “Joel,” a man I love very much. While we have our differences, we are solid in the knowledge that we love each other and are in this marriage for the long haul....

Husband’s ‘other woman’ is Mary Jane

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my husband for seven years, and I’m tired of having the same fight every day. He smokes marijuana, and I hate it. It has been a constant battle for years. We trie...

Husband discovers women’s clothing

DEAR ABBY: My wife has been away for a while caring for her ill parents. Because I was alone, I decided to experiment with wearing women’s clothes and found that I really enjoyed wearing leg...

Living with boyfriend requires dealing with dad

DEAR ABBY: I live with my boyfriend and his father. I moved in two years ago to help them pay bills so they could keep living in the house my boyfriend grew up in. But the situation has beco...

Colleague’s cancer fight waged in different manner

DEAR ABBY: My husband was diagnosed with advanced chronic leukemia seven years ago. After two rounds of chemo, he was better for a while but was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma a ye...

Middle schooler finds it hard to make new friends

DEAR ABBY: My daughter is in eighth grade at a small private school. The problem is, she doesn’t have any friends there. Away from school she makes friends easily. But around classmates she ...

Man finds lost family, still feels unwanted

DEAR ABBY: I was adopted at 6 weeks old. My parents adopted my sister two years later. They weren’t very good parents – not abusive, but with no understanding of how to treat children. Ten y...

Wife fighting a losing battle

DEAR ABBY: My husband inherited a nasty habit from his mother. He calls people “crazy” to discredit them so he can win arguments and stifle discussion. I have told him it’s lazy to pass judg...

Woman concerned about nephew’s care

DEAR ABBY: My younger sister, “Fern,” gave birth to a son three months ago. Since she returned to work, it seems like all she does is dump her baby, “Ricky,” on others so she can sleep with ...