Columnists/Dear Abby

Frightened wife tired of living a lie

DEAR ABBY: I have been deceiving my husband for a couple of months and can’t figure out how to come clean. I feel like a terrible person. We have been married 17 years, and during the first ...

DATE: Apr 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Three’s more than a crowd

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend is 18 years younger than I am. Our relationship hasn’t been perfect, but I love him to death. Unfortunately, I’m going through menopause and have all the side effects...

DATE: Apr 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

New sounds drift through neighborhood

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a lovely older neighborhood and have enjoyed wonderful neighbors over many years. The homes are close together with windows often left open in spring, sum...

DATE: Apr 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Longtime friendship collapses amid lies, drugs

DEAR ABBY: The first Christmas my future husband and I were dating, he gave me an angel ring. I asked him to take me to a bar where my best friend worked so I could show it to her. When I sh...

DATE: Apr 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wedding planning shifts to appearance

DEAR ABBY: I have a 25-year-old niece, “Meadow,” who embraces the hippie lifestyle. She’s kind and sweet and loves everyone. She has also opposed “the Establishment.” She’s heavily tattooed ...

DATE: Apr 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Romance between relatives upsets friends

DEAR ABBY: My husband's best friend, “Kevin,” lost his wife three years ago. He’s currently in a relationship with his niece (his deceased brother’s daughter). Kevin is in his 60s; she’s in ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Relationship hits two years without meetup

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who matched with another guy on a dating site two years ago this month. At first, we texted constantly. No one has ever made me feel the way he made me feel through...

DATE: Apr 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

25-year marriage in intimacy-free zone

DEAR ABBY: I’m in a sexless 25-year marriage. It was not always this way, but any intimacy has been over for more than a decade. My wife’s libido has waned, which I understand. What she does...

DATE: Apr 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Grandma not allowed to hold baby

DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Kate,” is 22. Her baby is now 6 months old. She is the first grandchild and great-grandchild. Kate refuses to allow my mom to hold her baby. My mom has held t...

DATE: Apr 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Revelation of affair clouds present, future

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have known each other for 25 years. We married five years ago. At that time, I was making 500-mile round trips twice a month to visit my children from my first marri...

DATE: Apr 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man can longer support brother

DEAR ABBY: My brother (eight years younger) has been hooked on drugs and in and out of jail for decades. Our father died five years ago. My brother lived with him in a different state until ...

DATE: Apr 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Farmstead reveals disturbing secret

DEAR ABBY: I need a second opinion. My grandfather sold me an old farmstead that has been in the family for 200 years. Last week, he showed me a wooded area behind the barn with a human skul...

DATE: Apr 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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