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Man unsure of future with fiancee

Dear Abby: My fiancee and I are in our early 50s. We dated for two years and have been engaged for three months. She’s a wonderful lady, and I can’t imagine life without her. ...

DATE: Oct 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Fashion choices cause embarrassment

Dear Abby: Our 19-year-old daughter is wonderful in many ways. She’s smart, attends a university on academic scholarships and earns excellent grades. The problem is the way she dresses. ...

DATE: Oct 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

New mother on her own for child care

Dear Abby: My stepdaughter is married to a very selfish man. They have a newborn baby, and he refuses to help her with the baby. He claims that because he works, he isn’t obligated. ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Widow’s kids begrudge her dating

Dear Abby: I was married for more than 30 years and have two grown children. The marriage wasn’t perfect, and I admit there were times when I badly wanted to walk out the door. My husban...

DATE: Oct 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friend fears woman addicted to meth

Dear Abby: The 22-year-old daughter of close friends of ours has been living in a van during the pandemic. Her parents, my husband and I heard her on her cellphone talking about a party ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Late-night smoking irks neighbors

Dear Abby: My family and I bought a house in a nice, quiet, safe neighborhood three years ago. What we didn’t know before moving in was that our next-door neighbor sometimes smokes cigar...

DATE: Oct 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

‘Perfect’ guy becomes abusive at home

Dear Abby: I have been with “Dylan” for three years, engaged for two. I have a lot of insecurities about it. We met after my husband’s death. Dylan was the perfect guy at fir...

DATE: Oct 13, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Togetherness tries man’s patience

Dear Abby: Since the coronavirus lockdown began, my wife and I have been cooped up together all day, every day. Though we have lived together for 35 years, she’s now discovering that I “...

DATE: Oct 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Dad wants death kept secret from kids

Dear Abby: My husband’s nephew died last week. He was only 26, and it was a complete shock. No one knew he was using drugs. My husband is attending the funeral and will be gone for four ...

DATE: Oct 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Research exposes old murder charges

Dear Abby: While researching my family, I discovered that my now-elderly mother was charged with the murder of a toddler 40 years ago, before I was born. She was never convicted and neve...

DATE: Oct 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man threatened by wife’s talks with ex

Dear Abby: My husband, “Daryl,” gets furious every time I talk to my ex, my two oldest kids’ father. The only thing we discuss is my kids’ issues, but Daryl loses it completely. He start...

DATE: Oct 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friend wants to break up with partner

Dear Abby: Years ago, I met a man through golf, and we developed a casual friendship. I lost track of him for a few years, but when I heard his wife was being treated for cancer, I offer...

DATE: Oct 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby