Dear Abby: Mixed messages circulate in longtime relationship
DEAR ABBY: My son's father, "Tony," and I dated for two years before our son was born. We split up seven years ago, and it's been on and off most of the time since then.
Dear Abby: Aunt’s gambling addiction puts relationship at risk
DEAR ABBY: How do I handle an elderly aunt who has a gambling problem? I live in a town with casinos.
Dear Abby: Husband becomes roadblock to a redecorating revival
DEAR ABBY: I've been with my husband for 10 years. For a long time, I didn't decorate our house because I didn't want to spend the money.
Dear Abby: Teen wields sharp tongue toward female relatives
DEAR ABBY: I have had a falling out with my sister over her 13-year-old son, my nephew.
Dear Abby: Husband would prefer to bury wife’s ‘treasures’
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are in our 80s, married for 61 years. We are financially well-off and have few medical issues.
Dear Abby: Friend forced to ride along as woman’s marriage derails
DEAR ABBY: My best friend of 40 years, "Savannah," has been in a bad marriage for 20 of those. Her husband has cheated on her repeatedly.
Dear Abby: Friendship with hiking buddy trips up marriage proposal
DEAR ABBY: I'm a 64-year-old guy. I am single and have two daughters and four grandkids. A young woman ("Sarah"), who is my daughter's age, and I have been hiking buddies for the past five years.
Dear Abby: Partner continues to enable grown son’s bad behavior
DEAR ABBY: I've been living with someone for four years. When we started living together, his son "Byron" was incarcerated. Byron is 33 and has been in trouble since he was 15.
Dear Abby: Girlfriend’s mother refuses to acknowledge reality
DEAR ABBY: I have been with my girlfriend, "Kim," for a year and a half. We are both in our 40s and very independent. Her mother struggles with our relationship because we are two women.
Dear Abby: Mom weathers deep emotions as children grow up
DEAR ABBY: I had my four children by the time I was 24. My oldest is a senior, while my others are a sophomore, eighth grader and a seventh grader. I feel, at times, that I go through a grieving process more now than ever as they are getting older and time is racing by so incredibly fast.
