When I asked her to leave, she started crying and said, “I’m so disappointed that my first-born married such an awful human ...

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DEAR ABBY: My neighbor is 80. She’s my political opposite. She’s known me since I was 13. Her husband died 10 or so years ago ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who was told she couldn't bring her boyfriend to her nephew's wedding, only her son. DEAR ABBY: I have a special-needs son and cannot travel with him alone. I have also been ...

DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, my oldest child died in a horrific car accident. Our family went into a sort of hibernation for several months, mourning and trying to deal with the sadness of the situation ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a victim of childhood sexual assault. I’m 52, and memories that I have repressed for so many years are coming back to haunt me. I have been with my husband for 14 years. We have ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m having a problem with my sister, who visits me on the average of once a month. She lives four hours away. Her friend and her husband accompany her. They are my only company. I used to ...

DEAR ABBY: This letter is embarrassing to write. When calling in a fast-food order, my husband wants me to ask the price of each item and becomes upset if they vary from the online menu price. I ...

Dear Abby: Why are some of these old people so cranky? Dear Abby: My husband says I’m a sourpuss because I don’t like his anniversary plan Dear Abby: We love our fireplace, but our neighbor keeps ...

DEAR ABBY: My relationship with my mother-in-law has been rocky for the nine years I’ve been married to her daughter. She has been very hurtful at times, saying things like, “You’re not welcome [in ...