Dear Abby: I’m engaged but have reconnected with an old crush Call from out of the blue introduces confusion into love life. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 26, 2023
Dear Abby: Cheating daughter wants me to accept her new guy, but I can’t The unfaithful woman upset her mom when she left a seemingly good marriage for somebody new. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2023
Dear Abby: May I keep giving friend his benefits when he’s engaged? Woman believes her ‘bedroom fun’ with much younger man should continue right up until he says ‘I do’ to his fiancee. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 24, 2023
Dear Abby: 15 warning signs that your partner is an abuser If you’re with someone determined to control, insult, blame or isolate you, you may be at risk. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 23, 2023
Dear Abby: I can’t stop loving a gambling addict who stole from me Though the theft and an age difference are red flags, woman still feels attracted to the much younger man. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 22, 2023
Dear Abby: I’ll insist my kids be the very best — if I have kids Medical student grew up trying to outcompete peers, will expect the same from own offspring. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 21, 2023
Dear Abby: Those interested men online are probably just scammers A warning to the unhappily married woman who is being courted by three guys she’s never met. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 20, 2023
Dear Abby: I’ve been depressed since leaving best friend to live near family in Florida Lifelong New Yorker can’t sleep, lacks motivation after the move, and husband is offering no support. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 19, 2023
Dear Abby: Boyfriend treats me like garbage now that I’ve lost ability to walk He’s never shown concern about his partner’s health, even during physical rehab. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 18, 2023
Dear Abby: College junior gets a nose stud, and grandma’s aghast Some family members fear it’s a sign that the quiet, polite, studious 20-year-old is trying to rebel. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 17, 2023
Dear Abby: Why won’t friend ever allow me to pick up the check? The beneficiary of all this generosity feels like a charity case — and hesitates to order anything expensive. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2023
Dear Abby: A reminder in verse about how parenting style affects a child A young person takes a lesson from exposure to criticism and hostility — or tolerance and fairness. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 15, 2023
Dear Abby: Can I persuade friend to support her bisexual child? Woman considers breaking ties with dear friend who was repulsed by her daughter’s coming-out. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2023
Dear Abby: Boyfriend’s holiday texts to his exes hurt my feelings On special days, the first thing he does in the morning is go to the bathroom and write to his former wife and former girlfriend. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 13, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 12, 2023 Dear Abby: Can we reclaim a gift we regret giving? After mother’s death many years ago, siblings gave her meaningful pearl necklace to a friend, and now they wish they had it back.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 11, 2023 Dear Abby: As friends donate to help her fix hurricane damage, homeowner visits Europe — three times Woman’s GoFundMe abuse makes friend wants to end their relationship.
The Conversation · Mar 10, 2023 From grave robbing to giving your own body to science – a short history of where medical schools get cadavers In 1956, Alma Merrick Helms announced that she was bound for Stanford University. But she would not be attending classes. Upon learning that there was a “special shortage of women’s bodies” for medical students, this semiretired actress had filled out forms to donate her corpse to the medical college upon…
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2023 Dear Abby: I need to end affair with woman who’s married, but I can’t Man knows she’ll never leave her husband for him, and lately the relationship has become strained, but he loves her too much to let go.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 9, 2023 Dear Abby: I want to break up with boyfriend, but he needs me Girlfriend promised to stick by him after his CTE diagnosis but is beginning to fear his angry outbursts.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023 Dear Abby: Now that Mom has dementia, sisters tell me to ‘get over’ her failings Oldest child had to care for the others while their mother drank too much, smoked pot and did nothing to protect them from their father’s verbal and physical abuse.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 7, 2023 Dear Abby: Friend offended when I rebuke her misbehaving child Young passenger was marking up a car window with her shoes, and the driver asked her to stop.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 6, 2023 Dear Abby: Man’s refusal to see his son’s in-laws spoils family events He dislikes his daughter-in-law’s parents, putting his wife in an awkward position.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 5, 2023 Dear Abby: I’m worried friend is mishandling her diabetes and might die Despite taking insulin, she has moments of becoming unresponsive.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 4, 2023 Dear Abby: I have trouble connecting with my brother’s widow Sister-in-law never calls her late husband’s sister and is dismissive of her grief.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 3, 2023 Dear Abby: With boyfriend’s fussy father living here, I feel trapped The older man, 88 and fit, has a schedule for coffee every morning and dinner every evening but refuses to make them himself.