DEAR ABBY: I am a junior in high school and will graduate next year. I attend a private school where I have made many good friends — teachers included — and have created many happy memories. I have just been hit with the realization that my time in high school is running out. Once I […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m concerned about my friend “Nyla.” She’s 15 and pregnant. Nyla and her family are happy about it! As her friend, I’m not. I think she should have waited. I keep telling her that her life is ruined and she’ll regret having a baby this early, but she doesn’t listen. It would be […]

DEAR ABBY: Thank you for printing the letter from the woman who paid for her neighbor’s children’s school lunch bill. “Lending a Hand in the Midwest” (Jan. 10) was angry to discover they didn’t qualify for free lunches because “their parents were just a couple of dollars over the limit.” To top it off, the […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a woman who, after nearly 25 years, is back on the dating scene. Those years were spent in a same-sex relationship. I just happened to fall in love with a woman. I have custody of our child from the union. I do not put a label on my sexual orientation. I […]

DEAR ABBY: I need advice from someone who doesn’t know me personally. My husband and I have been married four years and have three lovely kids. Recently we have hit hard times. A few months ago my husband lost his job, and from there we hit rock bottom. Right now we are sleeping in our […]

DEAR ABBY: My stepmother — the only mother I have ever known — has been clinically diagnosed with a paranoid personality. This means she is suspicious, a martyr in any situation and flatly denies anything she thinks would cast her in a negative light. She can be very convincing. Once or twice she has even […]

DEAR ABBY: After working 15 years for the same company, I was let go last August. I have called my former co- workers/friends just to stay in touch. I don’t dwell on what I’m going through; I just want to enjoy some companionship. I have asked if they would like to meet for coffee before […]

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with “Betsy” for more than three years. For the most part, we get along well, laugh a lot, and have a good relationship. However, Betsy has an awful temper. She gets angry easily and becomes verbally abusive, saying ugly, hateful things that hurt me deeply. I never […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a very conservative woman. I don’t drink, dance, wear makeup or pants. I enjoy the company of friends despite our differences and thought they enjoyed mine. On our most recent outing, however, they mocked my religious jewelry, commented on my “lack of fashion,” and made me feel guilty for not wanting […]

DEAR ABBY: My family was invited to my cousin “Kirk’s” wedding — a small affair for family and close friends only. My brother “Ryan” and his wife, “Dawn,” decided to schedule their daughter’s first birthday party on the same day and not attend the wedding. The birthday party was at 4; the wedding at 6. […]