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Time takes toll on husband’s interest

Dear Abby: I have been with my husband for 20 years. I’m 43, and he’s 63. Our sex life has died. He is no longer attracted to me, and he has let me know it. His love is physi...

Family dog gets more attention than man in loveless marriage

Dear Abby: This isn’t a dog question but a romance one. I think my wife would rather I sleep on the dog bed and the dog sleep with her. Every morning she quietly slides out of bed to pet...

Husband fathers child during separation

Dear Abby: My husband and I separated last year and reconciled several months later. When we decided to get back together, he broke it off with his girlfriend. A month later, she contact...

Friends in time of need pull away after mom sobers up

Dear Abby: I am a single mother of two young children. I decided to have gastric bypass surgery several years ago. Nine months after the procedure, I began drinking alcohol. ...

Husband pulls about-face on adoption

Dear Abby: When I first started dating my boyfriend seven years ago, I told him that I wanted to someday adopt a child. He said he would like his own children first, but adoption would b...

‘Keepers’ covers many timeless topics

Dear Abby: I am writing about your “Keepers” booklet, the collection of your most popular essays, poems and letters. I would like to purchase a copy, but first, I have a question. Is the...

Pen pal worries from a distance

Dear Abby: I am in my 30s and correspond with a pen pal. She is over 65 and lives several states away. We have never met in person. We have been writing each other for seven years. Recen...

Friend is shy to pursue romance

Dear Abby: About a year ago, I confessed to one of my close guy friends that I liked him. He said he wasn’t looking for a relationship. I haven’t brought it up since. I have now found ou...

Ex-boyfriend wants woman back

Dear Abby: I was involved with a man (“Mike”) I cared deeply about. One day, he came to me saying he had a “secret” he needed to share. He explained that he was in love with another woma...

Disagreement may end friendship

DEAR ABBY: How do you break up with a friend? “Jenny” and I have known each other since high school, more than 30 years. Over the years, we’ve both moved far apart and see each other eve...

Boss is in love with secretary

DEAR ABBY: My secretary has worked for me for six years, and I have fallen in love with her. Neither of us is married. There are a couple of problems, however. The first is, ...

Plans stall after affair discovered

DEAR ABBY: I just found out that my husband of 37 years is having an affair. I have supported him in every way I could – raising our daughters, taking care of the household and holding a...