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Readers diagnose mother’s woes

Dear Abby: “Jumbled in Ohio” (Aug. 10) indicated that her lack of interest in her husband started about a year after the birth of her second child. You recommended counseling, which is n...

DATE: Oct 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman upsets ‘friends with benefits’

Dear Abby: I’ve been spending time with a certain gentleman for more than five years. I am in love with him. We dated at first, then became friends with benefits. He had another woman mo...

DATE: Oct 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Daughter surprised by dad’s will

Dear Abby: I am 30 years old, the only child of divorced parents in their late 60s. Neither of them has remarried. Because of certain family events, I encouraged Dad to create...

DATE: Oct 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Daughter remains withdrawn after coming out to parents

Dear Abby: Our college-age daughter has been withdrawn and depressed for some time. During a recent visit, after asking her several times what was wrong, encouraging her to continue counseli...

DATE: Oct 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman knows truth about grandfather

Dear Abby: When I was 11, my parents and I moved near my grandparents. I loved them very much. One day, my grandfather offered to take me for a ride around the countryside, and we jumped...

DATE: Oct 2, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Student lives in fear of the future

Dear Abby: I’m frightened that I will become homeless and won’t be able to pay my bills. I’m afraid of getting older and ending up a homeless woman, freezing to death on the streets. I w...

DATE: Sep 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Bad news comes secondhand to bride

Dear Abby: I am getting married soon. I grew up without a biological father. When I was younger, a man (I’ll call him Tom) stepped into my life and has been like a father to me for almos...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Trans woman needs marriage advice

Dear Abby: I am a transgender female who is working on my marriage to my wife of 41 years. I started my transition in 2011. We have had our ups and downs during the course of...

DATE: Sep 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Woman has diagnosed sleep disorder

Dear Abby: I am a female in my mid-20s. My whole life I have been in a constant state of exhaustion. When I was in school, I’d try so hard not to fall asleep in class. (I actually enjoye...

DATE: Sep 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Moving brings out social insecurities

Dear Abby: My husband and I are moving to a retirement community where we won’t know a soul. I hate leaving our friends and the relationships we have formed here. I have never been espec...

DATE: Sep 18, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Wife’s wardrobe doesn’t measure up

Dear Abby: My cousin recently married a lovely girl, someone he’d been dating for a couple of years. Our whole family loves her, and she’s always been very sweet to us. She’s...

DATE: Sep 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friend frets about woman living at home

Dear Abby: I’m having trouble with a friend, “Julie.” We have been close friends for about five years. Julie is 29, still a virgin and lives at home. I never thought much about her livin...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby