DEAR ABBY: My future son-in-law recently moved in with us for financial reasons. He’s 27 and a nice guy, but he’s a habitual knuckle-cracker. He cracks every finger of each hand twice (back and forth) every half-hour or so. He also cracks his neck and wrists, but less frequently. As an added bonus, my daughter […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Pete,” and I are at a point in our lives where we’re ready to start a family. We have already started trying. We both have college degrees, jobs and own our home. I have talked with my OB and have started making myself “baby-ready.” Friends and most of our family are […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married for 19 years. We have had our ups and downs, but the last few months have been hell. My husband lies about having paid bills. When I ask, “Have you paid the rent?” I mean “IN FULL,” not a partial payment. We have now been evicted […]

DEAR ABBY: I am planning to attend a birthday party for my friend “Sophia” who is turning 50. When I mentioned to her that I would be shopping for her birthday gift, she asked that while I was shopping for her, that I also pick up a gift for her friend “Stacy.” I have met […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m a lifelong New York resident; my husband is not. So when he had an opportunity to move to Houston to be closer to his only brother, he desperately wanted to move. My children are grown and on their own, so no problem there. Although leaving my career, my mother and my children […]

DEAR ABBY: I have an attractive friend who was bypassed for a front-office promotion. “Miranda” is pleasant, clean, efficient, energetic and had the same qualifications as the individual who was promoted. A management team member confided that the reason for Miranda’s lack of advancement “might” be due to the numerous tattoos — difficult to cover […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m having problems with my boyfriend, “Adam,” and I feel stuck. He recently was accepted to graduate school, and we’re planning to move there. We haven’t lived together before, and I’m not sure I’m doing the right thing. I will be working and paying for everything, and Adam will be just going to […]

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Mike,” and I are young newlyweds and adjusting to our new life quite well. However, while we both come from deeply religious families, we are both nonbelievers, which has caused some strife within the family. Mike has several nieces and nephews (ages 4 to 9) who have asked us repeatedly why […]

DEAR ABBY: My daughter’s third birthday is coming soon, and since the new thing is sending out website-generated invitations, I have noticed that it is becoming common to include the child’s interests, clothes/shoe size, etc. in the invitation. I’m uncomfortable about including this information because I feel a child should be grateful for anything he […]

DEAR ABBY: I’m in a tricky situation. My boyfriend of four years, “Ian,” and I took a break from our relationship for two months because he was scared he’d miss out on the single life. We started hanging out again soon after, and everything fell into place. We were talking recently, and he mentioned that […]