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DEAR OVERHEARD: Talk to your brother and express that the fight between him and his wife was partially recorded on your phone. Then tell him you don’t mean to pry, but think he and his wife could ...
DEAR PROACTIVE: If you said it in the context of explaining that your husband had something similar that turned out to be ...
In a few days, the second anniversary of my husband’s death will be here. We were together for 40 years. They weren’t easy ...
Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where “things like this don’t happen.” My other ...
My youngest (now 32) has isolated himself. He has become a different person, as we all have. I’m worried about him. He was ...
I'm a 23-year-old college graduate who was lucky enough to land a job in my field of study. The job is located in my hometown ...
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered near a city where "things like this don't happen." My other ...
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 my husband was a highly paid executive, ...
I am twice divorced and recently celebrated my 61st birthday. I look pretty fantastic, and I’m in great health. My husbands were really great guys, and I have maintained positive relationships with ...
The Sun-Times welcomed the arrival of the "Dear Abby" advice column on Monday with much fanfare, including an A-1 billboard as well as a question-and-answer interview in the features section ...
How an Ovid-quoting London broadsheet from the late seventeenth century spawned “Dear Abby,” Dan Savage, and Reddit’s Am I the Asshole.