DEAR ABBY: My 15-year-old stepson, “Justin,” doesn’t drink or do drugs. For the most part, he stays out of trouble. The problem is, he has been caught for the third time having unprotected sex. My anger isn’t at Justin so much as at his parents, obviously his father. Justin has lied repeatedly about this. His […]

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married for eight months. She has an occasional habit that makes me wonder whether we got married too young. (She’s 23, I’m 27 and we’re both in graduate school.) She likes to go out with a group of her friends from high school or with her sister […]

DEAR ABBY: I work in a professional office where nearly all my co-workers are married and live rather uneventful lifestyles. I was divorced a few years ago and have not remarried. I have dated a lot of women, and it has become an issue with my co-workers. They insist on hearing about the dates I […]

DEAR ABBY: Several salespersons recently have ended our transaction by saying, “Have a blessed day.” The last two times it happened, I stopped and asked, “What do you mean by that?” Both of them stammered and didn’t know what to say. One said, “I’m sort of religious.” I replied that I’m atheist. I don’t think […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m 17 and go to a high school with drug addicts and girls who are lucky they aren’t pregnant. (Some are.) My father thinks I’m like them even though I have proven time and again that I’m not. I have a 4.0 GPA and have never done drugs or had sex. I’m not […]

DEAR ABBY: Two men have left their wives for me. The relationship I had with the first one ended very badly (his choice). The second started shortly thereafter, and I am still with him. When the first man found out, he tried to resume seeing me and became verbally abusive and harassed me when I […]

DEAR ABBY: My life has always been scary. My parents divorced when I was 3. Dad always seemed to cause trouble for Mom, who struggled to provide for me and my older sister. She always struggled with alcohol and drugs. I have spent a portion of my life incarcerated, starting when I was a teenager. […]

DEAR ABBY: I am the single dad of two teenage boys (17 and 18) who are both in high school. I am wondering about something they do with their friends. The boys take showers in large groups. When they come in from running or sports, or if a group is spending the night, they shower […]

DEAR ABBY: Many women like surprises. Most men don’t. My wife can’t understand that. She recently “surprised” me by informing me she had made non-refundable arrangements for us to visit a foreign country. She said I had once mentioned that I’d like to see it. I have no recollection of saying so, but I suppose […]

DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a man, “Jerry,” who committed a crime years ago. He and a friend participated in several robberies. Jerry was unarmed and no one was hurt, although the victims were traumatized. Jerry was caught, served time in prison and has completely reformed his life. He finished college, was married for […]