DEAR ABBY: I have been living with my boyfriend for 11 months. Things are mostly good, but there are a few things I need your advice on. He still hasn’t introduced me to his grown daughter, and he stays in contact with his ex-wife. When he gets drunk, he texts her and tells her he […]

DEAR ABBY: I lost my longtime job but have remained in contact with a few former co-workers, meeting for an occasional lunch or dinner. One woman in particular has been pushing to meet at my place. Abby, I’m not proud of where I live now, and I don’t want to have to explain this to […]

DEAR ABBY: My 11-year-old daughter recently asked to have a sleepover with some of her best friends. She’s part of a ”club” with five other girls. Four of them are her best friends, so she invited them. However, my daughter is not close with the fifth girl, ”Debbie.” They don’t hang out at school and […]

DEAR ABBY: While our daughter was on vacation with our small grandkids, she bought them postcards and suggested they write us about their vacation. She said she laughed when the kids finished with the cards because she hadn’t realized they didn’t know how to write a postcard. The children had turned the cards sideways and […]

DEAR ABBY: I have a 6-year-old son who is a very compassionate child. My husband’s mother lives with us and recently went through an illness from which she recovered. Twice my son tried to give her a necklace he had made from braided yarn to cheer her up. Abby, she not only refused to accept […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a 65-year-old widow and recently started dating a 66-year-old man. I really like him and enjoy his company. However, one thing about him drives me up a wall. He has long fingernails on both hands. He is neat and tidy and otherwise well groomed. I am quite sure he is not […]

DEAR ABBY: I share a large house with two other women. The homeowner, ”Mary,” works from a home office during the day. ”Sue” is her baby sister. She has two small children and doesn’t work. She lives here rent-free thanks to Mary’s generosity. I pay rent. We keep all our food separate and eat our […]

DEAR ABBY: I am 54. My daughter is 25 and married with two kids. Her dad and I have been divorced for almost 10 years. Three years ago, I met a wonderful man. After dating for about a year, we were married. It’s been heavenly; I love my life. My problem is my daughter. She’s […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m writing this as a warning — especially to older women who get married a second time to someone with adult children. Please keep your own money separate, if at all possible. Throughout our long marriage, I trusted my second husband to do what he promised me and my relatives. He arranged very […]

DEAR ABBY: I recently realized I have a fair-weather family. My husband got in trouble with the law and is now in a drug treatment facility. This had been hard on me, but I love him. His crime was being in possession of illegal drugs that were intended only for himself. His family has turned […]