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Daughters have clearly sided with ex

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been divorced for 10 years and have since remarried. I began dating my current wife nine years ago. I have four daughters, ages 24 to 37. Since the divorce, our relationships...

DATE: May 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Love for alcohol leaves little room for friendship

DEAR ABBY: I have known “Sheila” for 30 years. We were once dear friends. She was always a social drinker. Twelve years ago, she lost her husband to cancer and began drinking increasingly he...

DATE: May 23, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Time to air out dirty laundry?

DEAR ABBY: My late husband and I were married 38 years when we finally went to marriage counseling. I found out then that he had slept with my sister early in our marriage. I had suspected h...

DATE: May 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Husband’s mom not wanted in picture

DEAR ABBY: I have a full-time job and am in pretty good health. I have one son, “Brian,” who is married and has three children. My problem is that my son is often rude to me. I was a single ...

DATE: May 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Teen endures stepmom’s harsh treatment

DEAR ABBY: My dear friend, “Sandra,” is married with two children. She and her husband have a 4-year-old son together and another son from her husband’s first marriage who is 14. The 14-year...

DATE: May 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Seasonal soup ready for close-up

DEAR ABBY: Years ago, I purchased your recipe booklet that had a very good recipe for gazpacho (no oil in the recipe). I no longer have that booklet. Could you print the gazpacho recipe? Als...

DATE: May 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Ex-wife pops up after 40 years

DEAR ABBY: When my first wife and I were in our early 20s, she left me for another man. It was difficult, but I worked through it, learned to trust again and remarried a few years later. Thi...

DATE: May 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Relative refuses to make good choices

DEAR ABBY: My cousin (more like a sister) has made some extremely rash and concerning choices over the last year. After she had her second baby, she left her husband and started seeing a ser...

DATE: May 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Parent, daughter struggle for balance

DEAR ABBY: I haven’t had a holiday with my grown daughter, “Charly,” since she left the state 12 years ago. When she came out as a lesbian, I wasn’t very accepting and didn’t handle it well....

DATE: May 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Mother dumps problems in teen’s lap

DEAR ABBY: Ever since I was a child, my mom has regarded me as wise, thoughtful and intelligent. She has confided about family issues, tensions at church and cheating at her workplace. Abby,...

DATE: May 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

Friend abruptly cuts off complaint

DEAR ABBY: I’ve known “Bianca” since high school. She’s my neighbor and godmother to my son. I consider her a sister, and we travel and spend holidays together. Our families get along well. ...

DATE: May 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

‘Relationship’ involves sending money

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a text relationship for nearly a year. I call it a text relationship because we communicate solely through texting. Because I’m not a video chat person, it doesn’t ...

DATE: Apr 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Dear Abby

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