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Generous friend ready to cut off help

DEAR ABBY: I have a long-distance friend I met online 10 years ago. I took pity on her because she was nearly destitute, and I have been helping her pay her bills. She’s visited me a number...

DATE: Oct 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Daughter’s choices disappoint mom

DEAR ABBY: I have a 23-year-old daughter, “Julia,” who I am close with. She has been in a relationship with “Joey,” a guy her age, for four years and living with him for the last 16 months....

DATE: Oct 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman shocked by finance’s intolerance

DEAR ABBY: About a year ago, my fiance of six years revealed that he doesn’t think homosexuality is normal or right. I was shocked because he had never mentioned it before, nor did I see any...

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Grandmother cut off after critiquing love triangle

DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Faith” has started dating “Kane,” a new guy she met online. He seems like a stand-up guy. Her old boyfriend, “Blake,” was out of the picture, but since she’s started ...

DATE: Oct 1, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Filth threatens end to relationship

DEAR ABBY: I recently got back in touch with an old flame from 12 years ago. We never dated in the past because he was an alcoholic and not in a good place. A month ago, he added me on Snapc...

DATE: Sep 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife ready to end long marriage

DEAR ABBY: When I found out a few months ago that my husband of 24 years had been having affairs with several men, it devastated me. I have gone to counseling to try to deal with the pain a...

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family navigates Asperger’s

DEAR ABBY: I’m a minor living at home with my parents and my brother. Everything's pretty stable. Mom works, but she isn’t gone all the time or anything like that. However, I have a lot of ...

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Couple eager to live on their own

DEAR ABBY: I am a 25-year-old woman. My fiance is 26. Both of us live at home with our parents but have decided to move out in a few months to an apartment. Although his parents have given t...

DATE: Sep 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Couple wrestles with communication issues

DEAR ABBY: I love my wife very much, but we are, unfortunately, having a communication/interpretation issue. She is inquisitive and asks a lot of questions. I become defensive when I’m ...

DATE: Sep 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Advice to leads to falling-out

DEAR ABBY: I have been in my second marriage for almost 20 years. My wife came with two grown children, who each have two kids. I have tried to be the best family man I could, and a fath...

DATE: Sep 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Pandemic leaves social skills rusty

DEAR ABBY: I am a guy who is 27. I have always been somewhat shy and reserved, but I do like people and I like mixing. After more than a year of being “locked down” during the COVID-19 p...

DATE: Sep 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Family’s help with child care comes at a cost

DEAR ABBY: I am a mother of four (soon to be five) young children. It is exhausting. My husband helps as much as he can, but sometimes we both need a break. My parents offer to watch th...

DATE: Sep 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby