DEAR ABBY: Regarding the letter from ”Dumbstruck in the East” (April 22), whose 9-year-old daughter has been getting ”proposals of marriage” from a church usher in his 70s. An old man at church said things like that to me when I was about her age. He also was always trying to hug me. It made […]
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Childhood dog bite victim happy with pet-free life
DEAR ABBY: I’m not a dog person. I’m not even an animal person. I am, however, surrounded by dog owners — my family, my husband’s family, my neighbors. Back in middle school, I was bitten several times by dogs while delivering my paper route. My husband has been without a dog for five years (since […]
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Mealtime commentary gets tiresome
DEAR ABBY: I have a friend, ”Charlene,” whom I met through a local charity organization. We have many things in common, including the fact that we’re both retired, and we enjoy each other’s company. Charlene is slim (not skinny), very energetic and fit for her age. The problem is, it’s impossible to share a meal […]
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Teen doesn't want to stumble in approach to longtime crush
DEAR ABBY: I understand that a 15-year-old guy writing for relationship advice is shameful and that I’m probably better off not worrying about relationships in the first place, but I’m still gonna try. I’m in high school, and I’m searching for a relationship with a certain girl. I’ve known her for eight years, and I […]
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Mom's painful past is warning to girls about teen drinking
DEAR ABBY: I am the mother of two teenaged girls (13 and 15) and have been debating whether to tell them a secret about my past. When I was in high school, I made some poor decisions. I went to a party with people I viewed as friends, had too much to drink and the […]
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Evenings at home fall silent as wife embraces cellphone
DEAR ABBY: A large portion of conversation in our home has been replaced with the time my wife spends on her cellphone. Not that she is talking on it. It’s games and Facebook that absorb hours of her time. We used to spend evenings working on special projects together, but that is the exception now […]
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Stepmom feels squeezed out by father-daughter relationship
DEAR ABBY: I think my stepdaughter ”Caroline” has an unhealthy relationship with my husband. Caroline calls him several times a day and gets tattoos just like his. When she got a boob job, she wanted to show him. She doesn’t talk to me much, although I have tried to be close to her. Caroline knows […]
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Family's tolerance of verbal abuse is red flag for girlfriend
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for almost a year and a half. In the beginning, he kept his family and me apart. I thought it was because they were extremely close, but turns out he was doing me a favor given their inappropriate and cruel treatment of one another. At my […]
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Family would rather punish than praise recovering addicts
DEAR ABBY: I am a recovering drug addict. I have slipped, as many do, but I have been clean for four years now. The problem is my family. If I look tired, trip over my own two feet (I’m clumsy) or just don’t want to be around people, I get questioned, yelled at, accused, etc. […]
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They disagree on meaning of 'family'
DEAR ABBY: I have been married five years and have two children under 3. I grew up in a large Italian-American family; my husband did not. He doesn’t understand the closeness I have with my family. To him, ”family” is just the four of us. He doesn’t comprehend the need for my family to get […]