Dear Abby: Neighbor’s ‘pet project’ is now more than a nuisance
DEAR ABBY: Recently, my neighbor, who has always been eccentric, has embarked on an unusual gardening project.
Dear Abby: Neighbor is suddenly a fixture in couple’s lives
DEAR ABBY: I have a female friend, "Kylene," who needs yard work done weekly. My fiance, "Josh," goes over there to do the work for her.
Dear Abby: Mother-daughter rift puts dad in a tough spot
DEAR ABBY: My daughter, "Violet," lives about two hours away. She and her mother (my wife) do not get along.
Dear Abby: Wife’s view of herself shrinks after discovery
DEAR ABBY: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn.
Dear Abby: Parents should take a back seat at couples’ nuptials
DEAR ABBY: I felt compelled to write to you after reading the "plight" of the parents of the bride of "Ruined Wedding in New York" (April 23).
Nephew jumps from the frying pan right into the fire
DEAR ABBY: After their 25th anniversary dinner, my nephew "Will" was blindsided when his wife announced that she had never loved him and has been in love with her stepbrother since her teens. Will had supported her completely and gladly. (She wanted to be a stay-at-home mother; he makes good money.) This hurt him terribly.
Dear Abby: Brother’s many good deeds get punished by his sisters
DEAR ABBY: I am a 67-year-old man who has two sisters. Recently, I was at my younger sister "Mitzi's" house, installing some blinds. While there, I received a phone call from my girlfriend. (We have been together nine months, after my wife passed last year.) My girlfriend and I were discussing finances, including the topic of my older sister, "Carolyn," borrowing money last year.
Dear Abby: Dad’s new girlfriend rolls up the welcome mat
DEAR ABBY: My parents divorced when I was in high school, and Dad kept the house I grew up in.
Dear Abby: Husband’s hazy new habit has wife eyeing the exit
DEAR ABBY: My husband is going to be 70 next month. He is in good physical shape but has taken up smoking marijuana every day.
Dear Abby: Husband refuses to accept wife’s imminent passing
DEAR ABBY: I was diagnosed with colon cancer five years ago. After two surgeries and three hospital stays, I recovered.
