DEAR ABBY: My sister recently lost her husband, who passed away after a brief fight with cancer ...
Dear Abby | November 5th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: Our family is having its first reunion since my mother and father have been gone. We ...
Dear Abby | November 5th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: When my husband, Sid, was a young adult, his mother died by suicide. A few years lat ...
Dear Abby | November 4th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I will turn 18 in six months. I know I should be happy, but to be completely honest ...
Dear Abby | November 4th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I have been unlucky in love ever since I started dating, and I'm feeling like I just ...
Dear Abby | November 4th, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I had a five-year relationship with a man. We broke up because he was unfaithful. Ev ...
Dear Abby | November 3rd, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I have warm memories of Christmas from when I was a child. I didn't start disliking ...
Dear Abby | November 3rd, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My daughter was diagnosed with a disease. Soon after, she decided to marry a man she ...
Dear Abby | November 2nd, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: A close person in my life complains about money yet spends money on frivolous things ...
Dear Abby | November 2nd, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR READERS: Time flies! Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday for most folks. Don't forg ...
Dear Abby | November 2nd, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced from my ex-husband, Paul, for 20 years. I never remarried. The ...
Dear Abby | November 1st, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My husband got into a disagreement with our next-door neighbor and no longer acknowl ...
Dear Abby | November 1st, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I dated a colleague when I was 22 but broke it off because I couldn't deal with the ...
Dear Abby | October 31st, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I am a childless 70-year-old man. Every year around the anniversary of my brother's ...
Dear Abby | October 31st, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
A NOTE TO PARENTS OF YOUNG CHILDREN: If your little ones will be out trick-or-treating tonight, ...
Dear Abby | October 31st, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I'm a woman in my early 20s, and I have been dating my man for two years. I love him ...
Dear Abby | October 30th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I became a grandmother 20 years ago. My first grandchild was biracial, and I suspect ...
Dear Abby | October 30th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I chaired an event with a local service organization. Many hours were exhausted with ...
Dear Abby | October 29th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: How do I tell my friend Lila that I think she'd be happier if she got divorced? To b ...
Dear Abby | October 29th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR ABBY: What can I buy for Christmas for my brother who is terminally ill with cancer? Nothi ...
Dear Abby | October 29th, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: Our friend Carrie revealed to our close friend group that for the last few years she ...
Dear Abby | October 28th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My son and his wife have been married for three years and have an 8-month-old son. S ...
Dear Abby | October 28th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR ABBY: It's been five years since my position as professor at a small graduate school ended ...
Dear Abby | October 28th, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My sister, whom I dearly love, is going through some difficult times. She confides i ...
Dear Abby | October 27th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My youngest daughter will be getting married in three months. I am 69 and have been ...
Dear Abby | October 27th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to Ellis, a wonderful man, for a year and a half. This is a seco ...
Dear Abby | October 26th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: What do you think of a situation in which close family members and close friends mis ...
Dear Abby | October 26th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I'm the mom of an 18-year-old daughter, Leia. We have always tried to keep the lines ...
Dear Abby | October 25th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I was in a relationship with Marvin for 30 years, many of them as a married couple. ...
Dear Abby | October 25th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I have been married for quite a long time, and I am seriously contemplating walking ...
Dear Abby | October 24th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I am a single female in my 60s. I'm very much a loner and mostly keep to myself. Whi ...
Dear Abby | October 24th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: Many months ago, a family member's husband was charged with possession of and distri ...
Dear Abby | October 23rd, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I've been with my husband for 16 years. He has two children, ages 17 and 19. Every y ...
Dear Abby | October 23rd, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I caught my husband talking on the phone to another woman. I heard him say, Get some ...
Dear Abby | October 22nd, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I'm hoping that you can help me. My sister and I are distanced from each other. We h ...
Dear Abby | October 22nd, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR ABBY: You often respond to a person who has been ghosted by a friend or relative. I have t ...
Dear Abby | October 22nd, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My 98-year-old mother has spent the last eight years in a nursing home. My siblings ...
Dear Abby | October 21st, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My wife of 15 years cheated on me with a man 20 years her senior. I never so much as ...
Dear Abby | October 21st, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My wife continually dirties the floors in our home because she refuses to stop weari ...
Dear Abby | October 20th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are drafting our wills. Our sticking point is my son's wife. She ha ...
Dear Abby | October 20th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My stepson has invited my husband and me to his home for Thanksgiving this year. Aft ...
Dear Abby | October 20th, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: After a lonely post-divorce decade, I have found a loving man whom I'll call Drew. W ...
Dear Abby | October 19th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I really like this guy. He makes me so happy. He told me he is attracted to me, but ...
Dear Abby | October 19th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I used to play in a band together. He played guitar, and I sang. He n ...
Dear Abby | October 18th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: Our daughter was widowed a number of years ago. She's now getting married for the se ...
Dear Abby | October 18th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My out-of-state sister is facing major, life-threatening surgery. Even though she is ...
Dear Abby | October 17th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I recently found out my 32-year-old distant cousin (male) on my dad's side has been ...
Dear Abby | October 17th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: Recently, my wife and I and several other couples were houseguests in a large home. ...
Dear Abby | October 16th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My parents live with my husband and me. I have a horrible relationship with my broth ...
Dear Abby | October 16th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I have caught a close friend in several lies, small and big, over the past few years ...
Dear Abby | October 16th, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 12 years. Things were good in the beginning. ...
Dear Abby | October 15th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I enjoy my job and have good compensation and benefits. I am lucky to work for a pro ...
Dear Abby | October 15th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My niece is getting married. We have received a wedding invitation, RSVP and all, bu ...
Dear Abby | October 14th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, I separated from my husband of many years due to his infidelity. I m ...
Dear Abby | October 14th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My husband died a year ago, after a nine-year battle with dementia. I recently met a ...
Dear Abby | October 13th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend of five years has a 28-year-old daughter, Courtney, who hasn't liked m ...
Dear Abby | October 13th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: Seventeen years ago, I had a mental breakdown. For the first three years afterward, ...
Dear Abby | October 12th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My husband of 20-plus years had two kids with his first wife. (I have none.) One of ...
Dear Abby | October 12th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: I have been married 27 years with two kids. My wife recently revealed to me that she ...
Dear Abby | October 11th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My first real adult love was a woman named Sasha. We had a whirlwind romance in the ...
Dear Abby | October 11th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
TO MY READERS: Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown. During this 24-hour period, ...
Dear Abby | October 11th, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
DEAR ABBY: I own a lake cabin and enjoy hosting friends and relatives. Even though I don't have ...
Dear Abby | October 10th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 2
DEAR ABBY: A friendship of 40 years has fallen apart because he refuses to stand up for himself ...
Dear Abby | October 10th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 2
DEAR ABBY: My 18-year-old stepdaughter has decided to date another female. She has dated boys i ...
Dear Abby | October 9th, 2024 | Letter 1 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I recently moved to a smaller town from a big city to be closer to ou ...
Dear Abby | October 9th, 2024 | Letter 2 of 3
DEAR ABBY: My wife went on vacation with her best friend. While they were there, they visited a ...
Dear Abby | October 9th, 2024 | Letter 3 of 3
