Dear Abby: Relative’s gift came with strings attached
DEAR ABBY: About 15 years ago, my nephew gave me a birthday gift of a baseball bat signed by a top player.
Dear Abby: Good friend passes away during ‘off-again’ phase
DEAR ABBY: My friend "Ben" and I had many ups and downs in our 30-year friendship. Three years ago, we had one of our periodic blowouts and stopped speaking.
Dear Abby: Sexagenarian ‘problem child’ disrupts family harmony
DEAR ABBY: I have a younger brother who has moved back to the area where the rest of our siblings live.
Dear Abby: Senior woman’s admirer lacks courage to confess
DEAR ABBY: I'm in love with an older woman. I'm 41, and she is about 35 years older.
Dear Abby: Renewed connection won’t take a hint
DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, I ran into an old friend I hadn't seen in more than 25 years. We went to dinner the following week.
Dear Abby: Boyfriend hopes to exclude woman’s son from living arrangement
DEAR ABBY: I'm a single mother of an 18-year-old son with autism. I have known "Cliff" for more than 20 years.
Dear Abby: Antisocial husband ruins all the fun
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for eight years. For the most part, we are happy, but there is one thing that upsets me.
Dear Abby: Son feels shunned by father over physical appearance
DEAR ABBY: I am a 62-year-old man. I was born with a cleft lip and cleft palate.
Dear Abby: Bartender mom pretends she’s younger and childless
DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend, "Evan," and his mother, "Mitzi," tell people they are siblings.
Dear Abby: Widow’s new beau does not pull his weight
DEAR ABBY: My husband died six years ago. I met a widower three years ago.
