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Employees sacrifice for dying co-worker

DEAR ABBY: A co-worker has been stricken with multiple stage-4 cancers. We all have been compassionate and caring, supporting him through the challenges of treatment and the side effects. Hi...

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife’s smoking addiction clouds future

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my wife for 32 years. I love her dearly. Recently, though, her smoking has been really bothering me. Her father passed away from COPD five years ago because...

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife driven into arms of old boyfriend

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to my husband, “Jim,” for three years, but we have been together for seven. It hasn’t been an easy road for us. I love him, but he doesn’t give me the attentio...

DATE: Jul 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband’s secret life revealed

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 23 years. About a year ago, our 22-year-old daughter became suspicious that her dad might be having an affair. She found out it was true through his text m...

DATE: Jul 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

50 years of friendship ends over beau

DEAR ABBY: For 50 years, I had a close career and personal friend I’ll call “Ellen.” She has been married a long time, but I know she and her husband have had some rocky patches. Ellen was w...

DATE: Jul 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Rumors, lies envelop divorcée

DEAR ABBY: I retired to Malaga, Spain, after my marriage of 38 years ended in divorce. I have gone to dinner with a few men since moving here. This is a lovely community with many retired re...

DATE: Jul 19, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband, wife disrespect parents

DEAR ABBY: I have two sons I’m very proud of. My husband and I have raised them to be respectful and to make responsible decisions. However, I go to bed in tears each night feeling we have f...

DATE: Jul 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family struggles to grow roots

DEAR ABBY: My husband, my child and I have moved six times over an eight-year period. Some of the moves were within months of each other. All of them were for financial or emotional reasons....

DATE: Jul 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Frequent ‘breaks’ define relationship

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Ashton,” is bisexual. After we have fights, he takes “breaks” and uses them to be with other men. He has several friends who are bisexual or transgender. He is pres...

DATE: Jul 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friend runs background check

DEAR ABBY: Even though I have lived in a different state for many years, I’ve remained in touch with a female friend I’ll call “Tina” from high school, mostly by text messaging. For the last...

DATE: Jul 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family drama intensifies with disappearance

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have inherited four dogs from relatives. I was out of state for a month (my husband was home) when two of them were dognapped, driven 42 miles away and abandoned ...

DATE: Jul 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Epiphany opens path to new life

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for two decades to a man who is incapable of connecting with anyone. It didn’t become apparent until after we were married. He is very good at surface relation...

DATE: Jul 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby