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Attention paid to ex still angers wife

Dear Abby: My wife and I were married 30 years when we ran into an old girlfriend (and ex-fiancee) of mine. I spent a good part of the evening dancing with her and ignoring my wife. My w...

DATE: Sep 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Years apart stretch marriage thin

Dear Abby: I have been married to my husband for 12 years. He retired from the Army before I met him, and I currently serve, stationed overseas. When we first met, I thought ...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Girl uses swears she learned from dad

Dear Abby: Although he has never hit me, my husband has been emotionally and verbally abusive ever since our wedding five years ago. One of his favorite names for me when he’s angry is “...

DATE: Sep 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Can family member skip gatherings?

Dear Abby: Something has been bothering me for a long time. When I attend family functions, I become extremely bored. Whether they are birthday parties or Christmas Eve celebrations, the...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Father-in-law has religious expectations

Dear Abby: My husband and I are trying to have children. He was raised Catholic, but is now agnostic. I’m also agnostic. My deeply religious father-in-law insists that our fu...

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man debates merits of keeping virginity

Dear Abby: I’m a 28-year-old male who is still a virgin. I always wanted to be intimate with a virgin female for my first time, but I have never met one. I’ve had opportunities for sex b...

DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Confession rocks relationship

Dear Abby: My boyfriend of four years recently admitted that he cheated on me six months ago. I was blindsided. Until the day he told me, I thought we shared everything. The hollowness a...

DATE: Aug 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Man’s affair reaches moment of truth

Dear Abby: Last night, I visited my 47-year-old son. After a 23-year marriage, he is going through a nasty divorce. While I was there, he asked my opinion about what he should do regardi...

DATE: Aug 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife looks for words to heal husband

Dear Abby: My husband’s mother recently told him he no longer matters to her because he is an atheist. His mother is supposedly a Christian, but she rarely acts like one. It has left my ...

DATE: Aug 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Empty-nesters’ interests diverge

Dear Abby: I’m married to a great husband. We worked well together in our business. He’s loyal, dependable, was a great stepfather when my son was young, etc. When we were yo...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Poolside overexposure is too much

Dear Abby: My husband and I are in our 60s and have a swimming pool that our kids and grandkids like to visit. Our issue is that our granddaughter wears a bathing suit that shows her bum...

DATE: Aug 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Move prompts friend to reveal feelings

Dear Abby: I have been in love with my best friend for two years. We met at a summer camp where we were both working and we hated each other in the beginning. During the process of worki...

DATE: Aug 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby