Dear Abby offers advice to a woman whose son is caught up in a drama between dads.
Dear Abby
Turned down once, friend is twice shy to pursue romance
DEAR ABBY: About a year ago, I confessed to one of my close guy friends that I liked him. He said he wasn’t looking for a relationship. I haven’t brought it up since. I have now found out his roommate is interested in me. I politely declined his advances, but I can’t help but wonder […]
Wife is at breaking point with out-of-work attorney
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I moved from another state four years ago. He went a year and a half before getting a job after we moved. Now he’s out of a job again. It has been seven months. He sits on the sofa and lounges around the house. He looks briefly for alerts on […]
Man keeps romance under wraps due to age gap
DEAR ABBY: I am a 30-year-old divorced male. I suffered from a stroke six months ago and have paralysis on one side of my body. After rehab, I returned home able to walk with a cane. I have started texting a beautiful divorced woman. She lives next door, and we have been friends for more […]
Ex-boyfriend offers woman money to take him back
DEAR ABBY: I was involved with a man (“Mike”) I cared deeply about. One day he came to me saying he had a “secret” he needed to share. He explained that he was in love with another woman, and they had decided to get back together. I asked him all the normal questions. He explained […]
Teen’s tall tales of dating a rock star shocks her friends
DEAR ABBY: I am a 15-year-old girl. I have been friends with “Amanda” for two years. She helped me through a really tough time, which is how we became friends. Recently, she has been going around telling people she is dating someone famous from a band and claiming she gets to hang out with them […]
Once-close sibling drifts away after nephew’s birth
DEAR ABBY: I have always been close to my oldest brother and his wife. I’m 24 years younger than they are. In some ways, I think I was like a child to them because they were never able to have children naturally or through adoption. Ever since I had my first child two years ago, […]
Wife's flirting brought husband's rebuke
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for 36 years and have five adult children. We have a loving, caring and mutually supportive relationship. We recently had dinner at a restaurant, and she became very flirty and familiar with our male server, who was one-third her age and a complete stranger. She complimented […]
An opportunity for a frank discussion
DEAR ABBY: Thirty years ago, I went out for a night of social drinking with friends. After consuming several drinks, I made the mistake of thinking I could drive home. The result was I was arrested for DUI. As it was my first offense, the charges were dismissed after I completed a diversion program. Although […]
Tell colleagues you don’t wish to go
DEAR ABBY: I started working in engineering in the late 1980s and thought it was “cute” that we all wore Hawaiian shirts when the guys went out for Friday lunches. Now we’re in our 50s, and many of my peers still honor that tradition. I no longer find it cute. In fact, I’m finding it […]