Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

I have been in a relationship with someone for 11 months. We’re both each other’s first relationship after being single for a few years following traumatic breakups. During our entire relationship, he has not cut his hair,

After a while, I realized they were just excuses. He claims to be fine, but his mother and I are worried. She told me he became this way after his breakup and COVID. My boyfriend always seems happy around me and states that he wants to marry and have children.