latestMay 24, 2022

Husband's Drinking Puts Family at Risk and Marriage in Doubt

DEAR ABBY: My husband of 20 years has had DUIs in the past. He has always been a binge drinker when socializing. He has been going out once a week after work for three hours, during which he drinks an... more

May 23, 2022

Long Marriage in Jeopardy After Man's Lies Revealed

DEAR ABBY: I have recently discovered that for the last seven years -- or more -- my husband has been lying to avoid conflict. What he has been lying about greatly upsets me, but knowing he has lied a... more

May 22, 2022

Teacher's Spouse Concerned by Toll the Job Has Taken

DEAR ABBY: My husband's job brings him a great deal of unhappiness, but he doesn't want to quit. He has been a high school Spanish teacher for 13 years. It's the only career he's ever known. There hav... more

May 21, 2022

College Student Is Tested Trying To Reason With Mom

DEAR ABBY: I am a freshman at a Midwestern university, and I love it. I finished my first semester with straight A's, and my second semester has been strong. I have a great group of friends and have a... more

May 20, 2022

Sisters' Display of Greed Is Last Straw for Sibling

DEAR ABBY: My father died five years ago at 90. For the last 20 years of his life, both my sisters shunned him because they disliked his second wife (who predeceased him). She had never been anything ... more

May 19, 2022

Wife of a Disabled Veteran Fights a Battle of Her Own

DEAR ABBY: My husband is retired from the military and living with a mental illness caused by a traumatic brain injury. As a result, he's disabled. We have four children. Over the years, he has develo... more

May 18, 2022

Delicious Dessert Tastes Best Shared With Company

DEAR ABBY: I lost your cookbooklet collection! My family and I have really enjoyed some of those recipes. I have loved all the ones I have tried, but my favorites are the desserts. Particularly notewo... more

May 17, 2022

Hospice Volunteer Stunned by Family's Generous Gift

DEAR ABBY: For a few years, I volunteered to tend to an elderly woman through a hospice organization. My role was to visit with her while her son ran errands or enjoyed an evening of entertainment. I ... more

May 16, 2022

Friendship Evaporates Amidst Shoplifting and Shortchanging

DEAR ABBY: I had a friend I adored. She was someone I had known for over 20 years, but I had to say goodbye to her. I realized she is a shoplifter and also doesn't tip at restaurants.... more

May 15, 2022

Sibling Still Hounded by Insecurity and Jealousy

DEAR ABBY: My parents divorced when I was 4. I've had a problem with insecurity and jealousy for as long as I can remember. I have two older sisters who are twins and a half-brother my stepmom and dad... more

May 14, 2022

Dad's Bursts of Enthusiasm Collide With Boys' Bedtime

DEAR ABBY: My husband gets very upset when our 4-year-old sons don't share his enthusiasm over something that excites him. He wants them (and me) to jump up and down or cheer when he's excited about s... more

May 13, 2022

Woman's Long-Held Opinion of Brother-in-Law Comes Out

DEAR ABBY: My sister and I have always been close. She's married to a man I have always thought is domineering and arrogant. I also suspect that he's emotionally abusive from things she has confided o... more

May 12, 2022

Children Aren't Told That Great-Grandpa Passed Away

DEAR ABBY: My daughter-in-law, "Brooke," lost her grandfather five weeks ago. She has chosen not to tell her 4- and 10-year-old kids about it. She has ordered my husband, me and our son not to mention... more

May 11, 2022

Widow Eager To Continue Affair Over the Phone

DEAR ABBY: I am widowed after 45 years of marriage. A male work friend of 20 of those years wants to have a relationship with me but he's still married. We have already had incredible phone sex becaus... more

May 10, 2022

Couple Reconnects But Can't Rekindle the Past They Had

DEAR ABBY: I met a man, "Gabe," 30 years ago. We had a very good time together. We dated some and even traveled occasionally. I liked him a lot but, when we met, I was divorced and looking for marriag... more

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