DEAR ABBY: My daughter and I haven’t spoken in more than two years because of something I said regarding her grandson, “Joey,” who is my great-grandson. The last time I saw this boy, who lives in another state, he was 7 or 8. My daughter’s husband was expressing how proud he was of Joey, who […]

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend recently moved in with me. We have a great relationship except that he is always slapping me on the bottom. He refers to it as “love taps.” I have told him many times I regard it as degrading and frustrating. It stings and I hate it. I have told him 10 […]

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend recently moved in with me. We have a great relationship except that he is always slapping me on the bottom. He refers to it as “love taps.” I have told him many times I regard it as degrading and frustrating. It stings and I hate it. I have told him 10 […]

DEAR ABBY: I have been seeing “Hillary” for a little more than a year. We’re both in our late 20s and just starting our careers. We both live with our parents. We’ve been having problems because I’m not willing to move in with her. I have told Hillary many times that there is no audition […]

DEAR ABBY: I have been seeing “Hillary” for a little more than a year. We’re both in our late 20s and just starting our careers. We both live with our parents. We’ve been having problems because I’m not willing to move in with her. I have told Hillary many times that there is no audition […]

DEAR ABBY: I have been married nine years, but moved to my own apartment two months ago. I’m 35; my husband, “Art,” is 51. Our marriage was fine until two years ago, when he became depressed over his job and we started fighting. He didn’t want to do anything, including have sex, and he quit […]

DEAR ABBY: I have been married nine years, but moved to my own apartment two months ago. I’m 35; my husband, “Art,” is 51. Our marriage was fine until two years ago, when he became depressed over his job and we started fighting. He didn’t want to do anything, including have sex, and he quit […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Kent,” and I enjoy entertaining. We often throw birthday parties for friends, as well as holiday parties and dinners and barbecues during the summer. The problem is, whenever we receive an invitation to attend a gathering at someone else’s home, Kent responds with, “Ask them to come here.” I think this […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Kent,” and I enjoy entertaining. We often throw birthday parties for friends, as well as holiday parties and dinners and barbecues during the summer. The problem is, whenever we receive an invitation to attend a gathering at someone else’s home, Kent responds with, “Ask them to come here.” I think this […]

The best birthday present is to grow older every year DEAR ABBY: “49 and Holding” (Dec. 5), who doesn’t want her daughter to give her a 50th birthday party, needs to grow up and learn to celebrate life instead of hiding from the fact that she’s growing older. She is aging because she’s alive — […]