by Abigail Van Buren

Dear Abby in Advice August 08, 2020

Upcoming Move Prompts Best Friend To Reveal True 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 working togethe... continue

Dear Abby in Advice August 07, 2020

Guilt Remains 40 Years After Job Reference Was Withheld

DEAR ABBY: About 40 years ago, I did someone an injustice, and I have felt guilty ever since. I worked for a consulting firm in Washington, D.C., that fired an accounting clerk who was in my small ... continue

Dear Abby in Advice August 06, 2020

Favorite Son's Jabs at Brother's Wife Causing Family Friction

DEAR ABBY: I married "Darius" two years ago. I have had problems with my brother-in-law ever since Darius and I first began dating five years ago. From my husband's perspective, his parents have al... continue

Dear Abby in Advice August 05, 2020

Dad Feels Helpless To Mend Teenager's Crisis of Identity

DEAR ABBY: My 14-year-old daughter recently came out of the closet, and it has made my husband and me quite upset. She says she is "bicurious, pansexual and polyamorous." She now insists everyone c... continue