DEAR ABBY: I live in Dubai and started reading advice columns around 10 years ago. I find them fascinating as they give me insight into the lives of people who live in different cultures and have very different ways of thinking. I have learned a great deal from these columns and am often impressed with […]

DEAR ABBY: During my wedding reception a month ago, one of the guests (a friend of my mom’s) poured a glass of water on the DJ’s laptop because he felt the music was too loud and he wanted it shut down. My husband was furious and asked the guest to leave. The incident was blamed […]

DEAR ABBY: I need some words of wisdom from you. This past weekend I went to see my 7-year-old nephew play baseball. These are all young kids just learning the game. There was one young player whose father kept shouting horrible things at him like, ”Catch like a MAN!” and, ”I don’t know why I […]

DEAR ABBY: How should I respond to someone who keeps her smartphone on and ”fact-checks” anything that is mentioned in a group conversation? She’s my brother’s girlfriend, ”Marla,” and she’s not a teenager. She’s in her late 40s. I consider it rude. She invariably interjects a comment to confirm or dispute whatever has been said […]

DEAR ABBY: My friend ”Camilla” recently learned that she is HIV positive. She became aware of it through a blood test, as she is pregnant. The baby’s father has been tested and he was negative. Her future health is of no concern because the situation is under control. Camilla hasn’t been unfaithful, and it is […]