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Dear Abby: I’m eight months pregnant with my first child.

Dear Abby: I’m eight months pregnant with my first child. My usually happy and positive mother is becoming…

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Dear Abby: My brother and I are in our 40s.

Dear Abby: My brother and I are in our 40s. We live several states apart and visit each…

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Dear Abby: I have two younger sisters — “Mara” and “Talia.”

Dear Abby: I have two younger sisters — “Mara” and “Talia.” We grew up very close, thick as…

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Dear Abby: My parents separated nearly 20 years ago.

Dear Abby: My parents separated nearly 20 years ago. My father, who is retired, has been living alone…

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Dear Abby: A lady friend and I recently lost our spouses to COVID.

Dear Abby: A lady friend of mine I’ve known for more than 20 years and I recently lost…

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Dear Abby: Our son married a psychotherapist who is very controlling.

Dear Abby: Our son married a psychotherapist who is very controlling. From the beginning, she did not like…

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Dear Abby: I have an acquaintance I have known for 10 years.

Dear Abby: I have an acquaintance I have known for 10 years. He is homeless and a heroin…

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Dear Abby: My wife and I have been married for 21 (mostly) happy years.

Dear Abby: My wife and I have been married for 21 (mostly) happy years. However, last year I…

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Dear Abby: I have been with my fiance for six years (engaged for almost two).

Dear Abby: I have been with my fiance for six years (engaged for almost two). We have a…

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Dear Abby: My husband is close to retirement age and has his hands full with work and yardwork.

Dear Abby: My husband is close to retirement age and has his hands full with work and yardwork…

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Dear Abby: My mother has had serious health problems lately.

Dear Abby: My mother has had serious health problems lately. She had a brain tumor that was successfully…

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Dear Abby: I’m divorced and dating a man who is 10 years younger.

Dear Abby: I’m divorced and dating a man who is 10 years younger. We live together and pretty…

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Dear Abby: I have ALS, am unable to do anything for myself, much less around the house.

Dear Abby: I have ALS, aka Lou Gehrig’s disease, am wheelchair- or bed-bound, and am unable to do…