DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year. He’s amazing, and I can see myself marrying him and having a family one day. There is only one problem. We are healthy in our arguments EXCEPT when his job is brought up. He’s applying to go into the police academy. I have […]
Advice
Taurus: Place your energy where it matters most
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Emma Stone, 31; Ethan Hawke, 49; Maria Shriver, 64; Sally Field, 73. Happy Birthday: Take a look around you, and you’ll recognize what you have and how best to move forward. Let your creative mind do the work, and you’ll come up with ideas and solutions that will help you […]
Teen self-conscious about his body hesitates to start dating
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 19-year-old male and suffer from a predicament. Let’s just say my “package has been delivered undersized.” It is depressing, and it has held me back from going after girls. I decline dates because I feel so self-conscious. Now, people are starting to ask me why I haven’t had a girlfriend yet. […]
Wife can’t forgive herself for her own costly error
DEAR ABBY: I am a woman in my 50s who has been the family “screw-up” since I was a teenager. Eighteen months ago, I screwed up in the worst way possible. Without my husband’s knowledge, I started robbing Peter to pay Paul with the bills. The end result: I lost us everything (home, vehicle, etc.). […]
Mom-to-be tires of cleaning solo in a house full of slobs
DEAR ABBY: I am 7 1/2 months pregnant, living with my fiance, his cousin, his cousin’s girlfriend and her little brother, who she has custody of. (He will be 18 in a few months.) I do all the house cleaning and have for the last year and a half. I constantly pick up after them […]
Eugenia Last, horoscope, Virgo: Sign up for something that excites you
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Elizabeth Smart, 32; Gemma Ward, 32; Colin Kaepernick, 32; Dolph Lundgren, 62. Happy Birthday: Refuse to let anyone limit what you can do. Have a plan in mind, and work diligently to put everything in place. Preparation will give you the confidence you require to move forward and to get […]
Dear Abby: He hopes to get back together with ex-wife
DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced for 26 years. I have been engaged a couple of times since, but never made it back to the altar. My ex-wife has now permanently separated from her second husband. I have helped her financially and emotionally through a couple of stressful situations in the interim due to her […]
Eugenia Last, horoscope, Leo: Sign up for something that brings you joy
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Kelly Osbourne, 35; Patrick Fugit, 37; Peter Firth, 66; John Cleese, 80. Happy Birthday: Put everything in place before you share your plans. The less interference you encounter, the easier it will be to reach your goal. You will lose momentum and interest in your plans if you have too […]
Dear Abby: Mom feels daughter has made huge mistake
DEAR ABBY: My 20-year-old daughter has been dating a wonderful young man for two years. He’s 21, almost 22. He treats her exceptionally well. She has decided on a whim that she has “an itch” to know what it’s like to “be with” other people! (They were each other’s first everything.) I do understand that […]
Eugenia Last, horoscope, Cancer: A personal change looks appealing
CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Alona Tal, 36; John Krasinski, 40; Snoop Dogg, 48; Viggo Mortensen, 61. Happy Birthday: Don’t feel you have to compensate for someone’s shortcomings. The time has come to branch out and surround yourself with positive influences who will support your efforts and encourage you to turn your life goals into […]