DEAR ABBY: My husband and I just got back from visiting my dad and stepmother in another state. We are the only ones in the family who don’t live in close proximity, and we get to see him only once a year. Dad is elderly, and I know my time with him is limited. Apparently, […]

DEAR ABBY: I am in high school and have always been able to get whatever guy I wanted. My reputation at school is sort of “loose and easy.” I haven’t had sex in eight months because I met a sweet, amazing guy who I want to marry. He’s a virgin, and I think he thinks […]

DEAR ABBY: I used to be close friends with “Colette.” We were so close that I asked her to be a bridesmaid in my April wedding. Over the last several years of our friendship, Colette became selfish and domineering. It didn’t bother me so much before, because I felt her positive qualities outweighed the negative. […]

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had several blows to my head. I read somewhere that this could cause dementia. I am 72 years old and am concerned. Should I be? — Anon. ANSWER: I think what you may have read are studies showing that football players, who constantly receive very hard blows to the head […]

DEAR ABBY: This is in response to “Had It in Hartford” (Oct. 6), who has been unhappily married to her husband for 20 years. She said she married him for all the wrong reasons and “has never loved him the way a woman should love a man.” After I had been married for seven years, […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband is now involved in his third computer affair. He’s a teacher, and his first one was with a student. He was almost fired over it. He apologized to me and to his supervisor, said it was an “error in judgment” and promised it would never happen again. Last week I found […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Arthur,” and I are planning a trip. One stop will be to see some friends of his, “Mac” and “Annie,” from years back. I am dreading the visit. Last year, Arthur had a heart attack. I called some of our closest friends to let them know he was in the hospital. […]

DEAR ABBY: Please help me spread an important message to people who receive Social Security or other federal benefits each month via one of the estimated 5.4 million paper checks each month. Starting March 1, 2013, the Treasury Department is requiring all Social Security, VA, SSI and other federal beneficiaries receive their benefits by ELECTRONIC […]

DEAR ABBY: I spent the afternoon running errands. As I left the shopping center, I saw a young couple with a baby and a toddler holding a sign requesting help with food, as the husband had just been laid off. I drove past, then considered the children and circled back. I had no cash with […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m the youngest of three children and I’ll be graduating from high school in the spring. My parents always seemed happy with each other. They were obviously in love, and they told my brothers and me they would never get divorced. Although they had arguments, they always made up, and it never seemed […]