DEAR ABBY: My husband and I just got some shocking news. His father — age 81 — is leaving his wife of 60 years! Mom is not entirely self-sufficient and seems dependent on him. Dad found himself a younger woman — a “chick” of 70. He has announced that he still has sexual needs and […]

DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 10 years. Early in our marriage my husband talked about wanting to try swinging. We did, and had many enjoyable experiences. Two years ago he decided he no longer wanted to be in the lifestyle, so we stopped. The problem is, I miss it very much. I want […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m a single guy, 33 years old. I am 6 feet 9 inches tall, and defined as husky. I only need to enter a room and it gets quiet followed by a “funny” comment about my size. I smile and laugh to put people at ease. Then I’m forgotten, a gentle giant who […]

DEAR ABBY: I am very concerned for my henpecked son who is expecting his first child. He works long hours (50-plus a week) at a low-paying job with an hour commute. His wife works part-time (10 hours a week). The problem is, their tiny apartment is a pigsty, and she doesn’t clean or pick up. […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 10 years. At every company he has worked at, there was ALWAYS a female he got close to — sometimes a little “too close.” We have had counseling. Our counselor has told him his behavior is destructive in a marriage and he should be an “open […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m 15 and I really like this boy, but I can’t find the courage to ask him out. I’m pretty sure he likes me, too, because whenever we’re together he holds my hand or puts his arms around me. He has a great smile and personality. We have many things in common, such […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a 31-year-old wife and mother. My husband, “Jake,” works 40-plus hours a week, while I am a stay-at-home mom. My daughter, who is almost 3, keeps me on my toes. In the evenings and on weekends, Jake does yard work or works in the garden. I hate it because I’m with […]

DEAR ABBY: I have to respond to your reply to “Tammi’s Mom in N.J.” (June 21), whose daughter won’t answer her texts at college. Our daughter, “Jill,” attended college 12 hours from home. She would text me almost every day — short, sweet messages always ending with “Luv U, XOXO.” I looked forward to those […]

DEAR ABBY: My daughter “Anissa” is 3 and has an older cousin, “Billy,” on my fiance’s side who is 5. Billy has been caught on several occasions showing his “manhood” to little girls, and we recently found out he took Anissa into a pop-up tent and showed her as well. This was not on my […]

DEAR ABBY: I thought “Arlene” was a close friend until I heard that she and another “friend” had arranged a trip to the theater. Several other women were also invited, but I wasn’t. I should point out that when Arlene and I attended shows in the past, I was always the one buying the tickets. […]