Our son is engaged to marry a young lady our family can’t stand. No matter what we are discussing, she turns the conversation ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife for 40 years, including 32 years of marriage. I have done the best I could as a boyfriend ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

We love (her) husband. He’s a good and trustworthy man. I will never be the one to tell him what’s going on, but we need to ...

Dear Abby: I have been with my wife for 40 years, including 32 years of marriage. I have done the best I could as a boyfriend ...

DEAR ONLY: Please accept my sympathy for the loss of your partner. You stated that his death was recent and traumatic.

DEAR ABBY: I always considered my lifelong friend “Mary” to be my best friend. We are in our mid-50s now and live in ...

I found out that, behind my back, my best friend has been (secretly) growing hair for the past year. He knows I have been balding for many years. Although I have accepted my follicular fate, he knows ...

DEAR ABBY: I was once a stay-at-home wife. I did all the cooking, housekeeping, etc. Due to a downturn in the industry where ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Wondering: The next time your co-worker starts in, summon up the backbone to tell her how hard your husband worked for ...

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