DEAR ABBY: We have been having a problem with a young neighbor couple in our rural area. They drop in to visit us about five evenings a week. They’re nice people and good neighbors, so we don’t want to offend them, but what would be a diplomatic way to tell them we don’t want company […]

DEAR ABBY: My parents are approaching their 80s, and I’d like to recommend to seniors that a cherished gift to their children and grandchildren would be a journal or family history book written by them describing their childhood memories and early married years. So many funny stories and historical markers of an earlier time — […]

DEAR ABBY: It’s Father’s Day and I’d like to salute one particular unsung hero — my dad. He was there for me and my sister despite a difficult workload throughout our childhood. He has always been generous with love and affection, and I have no doubt that he has sacrificed things he wanted personally for […]

DEAR ABBY: I was molested for years by my brother and I never told anyone. It led to poor self-esteem, ruined the intimate side of my life and caused several other serious issues, including depression. I took the first chance I had to leave home and refuse to have contact with my brother. The problem […]

DEAR ABBY: I need to get something off my chest. My son and his wonderful — or so I thought — girlfriend, just broke up. OK, she dumped him. Out of the blue, with no warning, she slept with another guy and the next day she told my son it was over. I am devastated! […]

DEAR ABBY: “Torn in Texas” (April 13) wrote that her widowed father-in-law visits them every weekend, leaving no time for her family to have a weekend just for themselves. May I suggest that “Torn” contact the Office on Aging nearest to “Pop” and find out what programs are available for seniors. If he has the […]

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, “Wally,” and I have been friends for several years, and a couple for nearly two. He recently brought up the subject of marriage, and we agreed that we are likely altar-bound. Only one thing gives me pause. A few months ago, Wally got plastered and had a fling with a female […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband, who is 55, has been diagnosed with Pick’s disease, or frontotemporal dementia. His prognosis is from two to seven years — only God knows. We are handling this with better-than-average concern. It is his diabetes that everyone keeps going on about. He’s on medication and his diabetes is under control. My […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m a middle-aged, divorced man in a one-year relationship with a wonderful woman. “Alexis” is bright, pretty, fun, responsible, affectionate, and yes, I do love her. She also insists that I move in with her. She wants us to start our life together under one roof — hers. I’m having a hard time […]

DEAR ABBY: My fiancee, “Jenny,” and I are being married next year. Jenny is a devout Catholic and is having a difficult time coming to terms with the fact that we’re living together. We recently moved out of state as a result of job transfers and — for purely economic reasons — moved in together. […]