DEAR ABBY: I am 32 years old and divorced my wife two years ago. Although I tried dating for a bit, it was a brave new world of online apps and profiles. It wasn’t for me, and I became discouraged. A year has gone by and female friends are telling me I need to get […]
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Cousin escaping mom’s abuse needs to find her own space
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 21-year-old college student. Recently, my cousin (also 21) moved in with my parents and me because her mom is verbally and mentally abusive. Lately, I’m having issues with her being here. She constantly barges into my room, leaving me no time for myself. Most days she ends up napping in my […]
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Man in relationship wants more than sleeping on floor
DEAR ABBY: I am a 40-year-old man, divorced with teenage children, and have been exclusively dating a woman who has a 4-year-old daughter. There have been no clashes between our children. We have yet to have sex. When I’m over at her place, I sleep on the living room floor either on an inflatable air […]
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Daughter turned against mom must be set straight
DEAR ABBY: I have a problem with my two younger sisters. Neither one can have children. I have three. Recently, one of my sisters turned my sweetest daughter against me by telling her I had ”abandoned her” when I moved to Ohio with my oldest son and divorced their father. Not true! I left my […]
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Needy wife can’t let her husband out of her sight
DEAR ABBY: This is my second marriage. My first husband died when our daughter was 5 months old. I met my current husband, ”Robert,” when she was 6. We have a wonderful relationship as a couple and as a family. He’s an amazing husband and father. We now have another child who is 7 months […]
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Constant fact-checking irritates writer
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 […]
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Mother of the bride resists overtures from groom’s mom
DEAR ABBY: I am recently engaged, and both my fiance and his mother keep trying to set up ”play dates” between his mom, my mom and me. I understand this may be a social norm so the mothers of an engaged couple can get to know each other during the engagement. However, my mom wants […]
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Ex-husband’s parade of dates interferes with his dad time
DEAR ABBY: I have been divorced for a year and have two boys, ages 8 and 9. During this time, my ex-husband has introduced three different women to my children and recently introduced them to a new girlfriend he has been seeing for a few weeks. The first day that they met the girlfriend, he […]
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Handyman’s unwanted attention ruins excitement of new job
DEAR ABBY: About six months ago, I started a new job I really enjoy. A handyman who does odd jobs around the building was working on the floor in my area. He was chatty and I made polite conversation, but now things have escalated. He has started contacting me on social media to the point […]
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Couple’s ‘fun fantasy adult room’ is not open for guests
DEAR ABBY: We are a married couple in our 60s and have no close family. Before retirement, we would playfully tease each other that when we retired, we’d turn our spare bedroom into a ”fun fantasy adult room.” Fast forward — we now have our special room, and we’re having a blast. Well, we got […]