DEAR ABBY: Over the last year I have noticed cleavage everywhere. It’s in the middle and high schools, the teller waiting on me at the bank, the cashier at the supermarket and department stores — all offering plunging frontal views. I can’t believe management allows this, and for the younger women, I can’t believe their […]

DEAR ABBY: My father is a successful attorney. He appears to be the ideal father because he’s charming, has a sense of humor and is intelligent. He’s a different person in private. Since I was 12, he has verbally and emotionally abused me, sometimes hitting me, throwing me down, threatening to evict or kill me. […]

DEAR ABBY: My sister and I have always been close. My niece was popular, blond, petite and a high school cheerleader who dated the quarterback. My daughter, “Amber,” was studious, wore thick glasses and no makeup, but was happy and well-liked. We accepted and celebrated their differences. My niece stayed in town, working part-time in […]

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I disagreed with your advice to the woman whose husband was upset about his wife going out for drinks with her male co-workers. (“Pulled in Two in Pennsylvania,” April 2). We have been happily married for many years, and neither she nor I feel comfortable with a female employee going […]

DEAR ABBY: Recently I was at a club with friends and ran into a co-worker. He was dressed in drag and introduced himself as “Glenda.” At work, he dresses like a male and goes by “Glen.” Since that night he has been avoiding me and cutting conversations short, if not ignoring me altogether. Should I […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m 13 and I have cancer. My mom thinks I don’t know, but I do. I heard the doctor say I was better off without any meds. I have made a choice not to fall in love, and not to tell even my closest friend that I’m only going to live to be […]

DEAR ABBY: A close friend in our social group, “Reed,” has been in and out of rehab for alcohol problems. We have all been there to offer moral support anytime we can — including him in golf outings, barbecues, etc. The problem is he has started lecturing us about “the dangers of drinking.” We are […]

DEAR ABBY: I hope you can settle this. I was ahead of my husband — who was pushing the cart — in a grocery store. I found a checkout line that was less busy than the others and got in line. By the time my husband caught up with me, another man was standing behind […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m 17 and have been dating “Raymond” for two years. The thing that concerns me is we aren’t supposed to be attracted to other people, but I think he is. During arguments he has thrown other girls in my face. That really hurt, and I can’t get over it. I think he’s attracted […]

DEAR ABBY: I am 23 years old and I adore my job and my boss. There is only one problem — I must commute more than an hour each way, and the drive (especially with gas prices these days) is killing me. I have been with the company for more than a year, and I […]