DEAR ABBY: I would like to share some important information with “Don’t Want to Lose Him in the U.S.A.” (Nov. 10). She’s the young lady who is being pressured by her boyfriend to take photos of her classmates in the girls’ locker room. The students at the high school where I teach recently attended a […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m dating a 15-year-old girl who was seriously physically abused in the past. She and her mom had to move away for a while, but have now been told by Department of Children and Family Services that it’s safe for them to move back with her father, who abused her. After seeing what […]

DEAR ABBY: How does one live peacefully and get along with one’s in-laws? I understand that everyone has different ideas, morals, etc., and I feel we should all try to respect one another’s differences. However, my in-laws make it extremely difficult to spend time with them. How does one eat at the same table with […]

DEAR ABBY: My neighbor “Marlon” and I have been “friends with benefits” for almost two years. We hang out every day and our kids are friends. We talk about everything. Really, we are best friends. We have attempted to hide our affair from our children (8 years old and under) and from our exes. Many […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband “Larry” and I have been married three months. I adore him, his family and most of his friends. Two of them, however, I can barely tolerate. They show up at our house unannounced and stay for hours. Larry is too nice to say anything to them about these drop-in visits. They […]

DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2011! While the last year has been arduous for many of us, a new one has arrived, bringing with it our chance for a new beginning. Today is the day we discard destructive old habits for healthy new ones, and with that in mind, I will share DearAbby’s often requested list […]

DEAR ABBY: I just lost my 15-year-old sister to bullying and the school here is not doing anything about it. There have been a number of suicides due to this behavior. I want schools to realize they need to take action before someone else gets hurt. Bullying isn’t a harmless prank and it should be […]

DEAR ABBY: There is a situation at work that has smoke coming out of my ears. I’m past the age of retirement, but need to continue working. I’m with a great company and enjoy what I do. The fly in the ointment is one of our salespeople. He’s a big, strapping guy who comes barreling […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband travels a lot — three to four days a week. Sometimes when he’s intoxicated and we’re having sex, he acts like he doesn’t know who I am. I asked him once, “Are you married?” He said, “No …” Another time I asked, “Do you have a girlfriend?” and he said, “No, […]

DEAR ABBY: I am responding to “Single Still in Little Rock” (Nov. 6), the 34-year-old woman who is anxious about whether she’ll ever marry. I married for the first time at 67. After retiring from a 45-year career in nursing, I met a wonderful, caring and interesting man who had lost his first wife years […]