Dear Abby: When my husband’s brother marries, I should be in the wedding Woman hurt that her husband will be walking down the aisle of his brother’s ceremony, but she won’t. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 2, 2023
Dear Abby: He likes wearing lingerie, wishes wife accepted it She once called her husband’s habit ‘weird,’ so he tried to repress it, but now wants to raise the subject again. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2023
Dear Abby: Two tall men look down on comments about their height Towering father and son have had enough of questions about their measurements, their basketball skills and their appetites. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 28, 2023
Dear Abby: Husband persists in blabbing my medical secrets Even after his wife begs him to keep his mouth shut, man continues to think his lack of discretion is ‘no big deal.’ Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 27, 2023
Dear Abby: Caller doesn’t say goodbye, he just hangs up on me Woman likes talking movies with her son’s best friend but doesn’t like his rude way of ending conversations. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 26, 2023
Dear Abby: Wife is leaving because I hurt her, but I can’t lose my family Prayer and Bible study is helping man who wants his wife and children back. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 25, 2023
Dear Abby: Stepdaughter left me out of planning for her quinceañera As a Mexican American married into a Caucasian family, the teen’s stepmom is heartbroken she didn’t get to to teach her the cultural significance of her 15th birthday. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 24, 2023
Dear Abby: My ex’s refusal to pay child support angers my fiance The 9-year-old daughter wants both her dad and her future stepdad to join her at holidays, but the bitter groom-to-be refuses to participate. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 23, 2023
Dear Abby: If he’s watching gay porn secretly, is husband gay? Wife wants to ask him about his search history, but then he would know she snooped. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 22, 2023
Dear Abby: My hoarding, narcissistic, alcoholic husband left, and I miss him He’s living with another woman now, but his jilted wife wonder if he’ll be back. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 22, 2023
Dear Abby: Swindler could take woman’s identity, money, even her life Lonely widow seems to be totally under the control of a man she has known for only a short time. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 20, 2023
Dear Abby: Where husband failed, I’m succeeding, and he’s jealous He wasn’t good in real estate and pouts whenever his wife, also an agent, sells a house. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 19, 2023
Dear Abby: Should I reach out to dad who left during my childhood? Now 50, woman is curious about his life, and her children are curious about their grandfather. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 18, 2023
Dear Abby: Mom gets jealous of time I spend with my partner’s family Though she sees her daughter and grandchild often, she insists on saying mean things about the other family. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 17, 2023
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 16, 2023 Dear Abby: Woman refuses to warm up to dad’s girlfriend The hostile treatment frustrates the older woman, who is ready to give up on getting along with the daughter.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 14, 2023 Dear Abby: 80-year-old suitor wonders — Will she accept this rose? As the pair’s first date nears, man considers borrowing an idea from ‘The Bachelor.’
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 13, 2023 Dear Abby: While housesitting, Grandma hosts parties and moves our stuff The woman’s daughter-in-law dreads coming home from vacation and finding the family’s property rearranged.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 12, 2023 Dear Abby: Mom wants me to send Father’s Day cards to her new husband Doing what she asks would make adult daughter feel disloyal to late dad.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 11, 2023 Dear Abby: Mom isn’t preparing teens to be independent adults Woman’s boyfriend is concerned that the two girls, both autistic, do nothing around the house.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 10, 2023 Dear Abby: I just found out my elderly dad has a secret daughter Now in his 80s, he may or may not know about the child he fathered at 17, and bringing it up could cause stress.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 8, 2023 Dear Abby: We accidentally named baby after grandpa’s mistress The child’s horrified grandmother refuses to use the name and refers to the girl only as ‘little one.’
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 7, 2023 Dear Abby: My parents insist we visit, but they seldom visit us Woman is frustrated that, as her mother and father say they miss their grandchildren, they won’t drive 80 miles to see them.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2023 Dear Abby: Teen won’t speak to her dad but still expects a present Birthday’s coming up for the girl who cut off communication with her father eight months ago because he criticized her favorite boy band.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 5, 2023 Dear Abby: How can I make sister stop insulting my politics? The siblings have very different views, and their visits are wonderful until one brings up a certain candidate.
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 5, 2023 Dear Abby: After dealing with husband’s cancer diagnosis, I dread my own checkup Wife is so fearful of bad news that she’s on the verge of cancelling.