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Dear Abby: Sister-in-law uses her anxiety as excuse to be rude

She verbally abuses people and behaves badly, and when confronted, she blames her mental illness.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 5, 2022

Dear Abby: After learning my doctor’s secrets, I need to ditch him

Patient knows the specialist’s wife and has heard lots of personal details.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 4, 2022

Dear Abby: Elderly man’s daughters upset as he befriends my widowed mom

Relationship between the two assisted living residents seems to bring comfort to both of them, but it troubles the man’s adult children.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 3, 2022

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Dear Abby: I told my friend the truth, but she’d rather believe the lie

Angry woman makes an accusation in the church parking lot and sticks to it, even after a denial.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 2, 2022

Dear Abby: My boyfriend doesn’t drive, so I’ll have to, every time

The couple is planning to move in together, in a city with poor public transportation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 1, 2022

Dear Abby: I’m 56 and want a child, but my husband doesn’t

Despite many moments of happiness, man feels a sense of emptiness that an addition to the family might fill, but his partner isn’t comfortable with a dramatic change of life.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2022

Dear Abby: Should my sister with schizophrenia be in the wedding party?

Bride-to-be considers it risky to give duties to her mentally ill sibling, but some family members disagree.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 29, 2022

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Dear Abby: My grown children want nothing to do with me

Mom suspects they felt abandoned 15 years ago when she left the home they all shared.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 27, 2022

Dear Abby: I nursed husband back to health, and now he treats me badly

He’s saying rude things about his wife, ignoring her holidays and apparently trying to avoid her.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 26, 2022

Dear Abby: My wife loves me but strays when she’s drunk

Now that she’s back on the bottle, she keeps having incidents where she’s with other men.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 25, 2022

Dear Abby: Inbox fills after guy says women overuse phones

Angry man’s letter complaining about the opposite sex’s talking and scrolling habits prompts heated responses.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2022

Dear Abby: As I prepared to marry again, my mom said second weddings aren’t important

She wouldn’t help plan the event and said the couple deserved no gifts, disappointing her daughter.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 23, 2022

Dear Abby: Boyfriend says he threatens, stalks me out of love

He secretly follows her to work and monitors her Zoom meetings, and claims he’ll show people a sex tape if she leaves him.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 22, 2022

Dear Abby: Daughter, 53, never left home, brings in little income and expects to be driven everywhere.

Woman’s mom gets along with her but isn’t sure how to handle the future.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 20, 2022

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Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 19, 2022

Dear Abby: I’m hurt that my husband constantly hugs other women

Meanwhile, his wife has been craving hugs of her own for 23 years and only recently started getting them.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2022

Dear Abby: On dating sites, my friends spot the man I’ve been seeing

Boyfriend claims he closed his accounts, but his many profiles online suggest otherwise.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2022

Dear Abby: Is it OK to feel happy after loss of abusive husband?

Six months after the abusive man’s death, his widow has found a new, better partner but feels guilty about her newfound joy.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2022

Dear Abby: Wife’s interactions with other men seem like cheating

Husband is troubled as she takes her daughter on play dates and other dads join her.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 15, 2022

Dear Abby: I had good reason to cut off friend but still feel guilty

Once a trusted confidante, the friend lately has taken to putting people down and weaponizing secrets.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 14, 2022

Dear Abby: After a stroke, should dad stop driving? Siblings disagree

He’s 84 and wants to stay at the wheel, despite occasional dizzy spells and double vision.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 13, 2022

Dear Abby: If your routine lacks purpose, change your routine

Responding to a widow who feels empty inside, readers suggest getting a pet or trying different kinds of volunteering.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 11, 2022

Dear Abby: Her mom worries about abusers as girl, 14, gets a job

Mother remembers being assaulted by several men during her teenage years and feels anxiety about what her daughter will face in the workplace.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 9, 2022

Dear Abby: Gift-giver feels a text of thanks is not enough

Taught to acknowledge presents with a handwritten note, man feels dismissed when all the recipient offers is a text, a Facebook post or a photo.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 8, 2022

Dear Abby: Mom vows to skip holiday gatherings if my dad is there

She remains bitter more than a decade after their divorce.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2022

Dear Abby: I miss the testy girlfriend who just dumped me

Although the woman often got angry with her boyfriend and wouldn’t explain why, he isn’t sure he’s ready to let go.

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