7 d. ago DEAR ABBY: Falling out with best friend burns the last bridge

DEAR ABBY: After my father died by suicide, my mother moved the family across the country. I was 13, and I never discussed my father’s death with anyone.  Now, 50 years later, my best friend from high school has terminated our friendship because I don’t support her politics. Her parting comment to me: “I was only nice to you […]

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1 week ago DEAR ABBY: Relative’s behaviour has turned most of family against her

DEAR ABBY: My niece-in-law, “Justine,” is a few years younger than my husband and I. We have been best friends for the last 25 years. She’s 55 and divorced, with a grown daughter but no man in her life. She’s extremely lonely and has only us as emotional support.  During the last year, she has had to move her 78-year-old mother (with whom […]

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1 week ago DEAR ABBY: Student fears sexuality could be at odds with family’s beliefs

DEAR ABBY: For the past two years, I have been trying to conceal from my family (with modest success) that I’m asexual. I overhear conversations my parents have been having with my older siblings on the subject of dating, and I’m becoming increasingly frustrated that my experiences have been so different from theirs. I have never dated the same […]

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3 w. ago DEAR ABBY: Sister halts contact with mom’s side of the family

DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my uncle made a controversial comment about a social issue in my mom’s family group text. The issue was important enough to my sister that she requested discussion about it cease because she didn’t agree with what they were saying. When the discussion continued, she decided to cut Mom’s […]

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3 w. ago DEAR ABBY: Handsy grandpa ruins relationship during family dinner

DEAR ABBY: I’m 22, and my boyfriend is 21. We’ve been dating for a few months. At a recent family dinner, his maternal grandfather hit on me. I was helping to clear the dinner table and leaned across the table to grab some dirty plates when Grandpa shoved his hand up my skirt. Then he […]

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4 w. ago DEAR ABBY: Family reenters school and workplace after tragedy

DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, my oldest child died in a horrific car accident. Our family went into a sort of hibernation for several months, mourning and trying to deal with the sadness of the situation.   Now the kids are back in school, and I’m starting to work again. I’m interacting with a lot […]

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