DEAR ABBY: I am 35 and my husband is 45. When we met, he weighed 375 pounds. He has now hit the 600-pound mark. I have five kids, a full-time job and go to school two nights a week. He talks about losing weight, but it’s easier to talk about than actually do. He was […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay woman. My partner, “Jenny,” and I have been friends with another couple for 15 years. Over the last year I have come to realize that I no longer want to be friends with them. One of them has been particularly unkind to me, and frankly, we don’t have a […]

DEAR ABBY: Why do camera-happy people think it’s OK to snap someone’s picture and then post it on social networking sites without permission? I recently attended a party for an old friend. Of course, everyone wanted a photo of the guest of honor. Don’t get me wrong, I love pictures. But I think that if […]

DEAR ABBY: I am 28 and have dated my boyfriend “Dan” for two years. We have lived together for the past year. I fell for him the moment I laid eyes on him and have always imagined we would spend the rest of our lives together. My problem is Dan shows me almost no affection. […]

DEAR ABBY: I recently met a man I love dearly, but I don’t agree with the toys he buys for his 10-year-old son, “Dale.” The boy plays violent video games and is obsessed with guns to the point that we can’t leave the house without him bringing a toy gun along. The video games he […]

DEAR ABBY: After a bitter seven-year estrangement from his family, my husband received his grandfather’s eulogy in the mail. His father sent it with a note that read, “Here’s a copy of the eulogy I read at his funeral.” Abby, this was how his family notified him of his grandfather’s death — two weeks after […]

DEAR ABBY: When I married my husband, “Mason,” 30 years ago, I was the only girl he could get. He was a great catch by my standards — and still is. But back then nobody else wanted him but me, which was fine with me. I don’t like competition. We have had a great life […]

DEAR ABBY: This letter is to offer sympathy to “Trish in Louisiana” (Sept. 25), who was seated next to two large passengers on a three-hour flight. It has happened to me. The airlines control the size and weight of baggage, whether it’s checked or carry-on, and charge when it’s overweight. So why do they turn […]

DEAR ABBY: I have heard of interventions for drug and alcohol addicts. Could I stage one for my daughter “Aileen’s” addiction to texting on her cellphone and Facebook? She and our grandson live with us because her marriage broke up. I am becoming the boy’s default mother because Aileen is constantly texting or spending hours […]

DEAR ABBY: Every year across the United States and around the world, families must deal with the holiday season after the unthinkable has happened — the death of a precious child. In response to the need for grieving families to have one special day during the difficult holidays to remember, honor and reflect on the […]