by Abigail Van Buren

Dear Abby in Advice April 12, 2021

DNA Tests Make Racial Heritage Undeniable

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband was the product of an extramarital, interracial relationship. Both of the parents who raised him are white, and he has always denied he was biracial despite the obvious phy... continue

Dear Abby in Advice April 11, 2021

After-Hours Texting Keeps Retiree up at Night

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are both recently retired. Our 19-year-old daughter lives 100 miles away at college. My wife has an elderly mother. My problem is family and friends who text early in the m... continue

Dear Abby in Advice April 10, 2021

Man Is Weighed Down by Sadness Four Years After Separation

DEAR ABBY: I've been separated from my wife for about four years, at her request. It was justified. I wasn't the best husband. I wasn't abusive, but I was sad and feeling sorry for myself, like now... continue

Dear Abby in Advice April 09, 2021

Middle-Aged Man Has Bone To Pick With Middle-Aged Women

DEAR ABBY: I have something to say about "Still Fun in the South" (Jan. 4) and her complaint that single middle-aged men only look for younger women, instead of women their age. I am a 53-year-old ... continue