We no longer want to spend time with them but don’t want to completely sever the connection because they are neighbors ...

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

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married to my husband for 40 (long) years. Whenever I do something wrong, I get a note on the kitchen counter. This has gone on for years and years. This is the note I woke up to ...

I've tried apologizing for my negative comment, but she hasn't acknowledged her father and I for two years now.

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I don’t know how to convey to him that a new 'heavy-duty' chair is for him without causing offense or hurt feelings.

DEAR ABBY: My best friend of 45 years and I are 65. She has been married since 1985; I have been divorced for many years. She recently shocked me by claiming that a mutual friend told her I have ...

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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 ...

Dear Abby: I am one of your male readers. My best friend, “Will,” and his family have been close friends of mine for nine years. I regard them as extended family, and we do almost everything ...

Dear Abby: I am one of your male readers. My best friend, “Will,” and his family have been close friends of mine for nine years. I regard them as extended family, and we do almost everything ...