Dear Abby
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I’ve fallen in love with my first cousin, can I marry her?
Dear Abby gives advice to a widower in his 60s who has fallen in love with his first cousin and is considering asking her out.
I haven’t had a birthday party since I was a child and want to have one again
Dear Abby advises a man who wants to have a birthday celebration after not truly having one of his own since he was a child.
Dear Abby: My fiance thinks me and my daughter’s close relationship is weird
Dear Abby tells a woman whose fiance dislikes her close bond with her daughter to watch for controlling behavior and reconsider the engagement.
Dear Abby: Two of my sons have inappropriately touched my daughter
Dear Abby advises a worried parent whose daughter has been touched inappropriately.
I’m too old to be taking care of my loving, ailing wife by myself
Dear Abby advises a man who is finding it difficult to take care of his ailing wife by himself.
My partner refuses to draw boundaries with his adult children
Dear Abby gives advice to a woman who is tired of sharing a living space with her partner's children and grandchildren.
My best friend calls me four times a week out of boredom
Dear Abby advises on how to approach an overcalling friend and a family member who commented on their granddaughter's weight.
My racist family is accusing my husband of ruining a holiday dinner
Dear Abby gives advice to a reader whose family blames her husband for ruining a holiday dinner after he confronted a relative over racist comments.
My grandson has cut me off after all the heartbreak I’ve had losing several family members
Dear Abby advises a woman who has lost family members and is experiencing even more hardships with her grandson, who wants nothing to do with her.
Dear Abby: My husband stole my pain meds — but he’s blaming me
Dear Abby advises a woman whose husband stole her pain meds and let her blame her son, urging her to apologize to her son and join Nar-Anon.
I became ‘Mr. Mom’ for my family, and that’s still not enough for my wife
Dear Abby advises a husband who feels unappreciated by his wife throughout the years of marriage.
My dad’s hospitality is being taken advantage of by my relative
Dear Abby gives advice to a reader whose family member is insisting on staying with her elderly father while on a trip despite his health problems.
My alcoholic son won’t get help for his addiction
Dear Abby advises a father who is having trouble communicating with his alcoholic son.
My friends are pushing to exchange birthday presents even though I can’t afford it
Dear Abby advises a woman struggling with affording a birthday gift exchange and a wife dealing with an overly-spontaneous husband.
I’m afraid my self-centered mother-in-law is never going to change
Dear Abby advises a frustrated daughter-in-law of 30 years that her self-centered mother-in-law is never going to change and to accept reality.
As a widowed mother, I don’t know how to solve my daughter’s financial woes
Dear Abby advises on a widow whose daughter has had financial problems.
I’m housemates with my husband’s former mistress who ‘lives like a pig’
Dear Abby gives advice to a woman who is upset over living with her husband's former mistress.
I’m upset my friends gave excuses for not attending my mother’s funeral
Dear Abby advises someone who is upset that their friends aren't attending their mother's funeral.
Dear Abby: I’m a frustrated teacher — parents need to put their phones down and pay attention to their kids
Dear Abby gives advice to a teacher who believes their is a link between her students misbehaving in class and their parents not paying enough attention to them.
I need my friends to stop complaining about their health issues
Dear Abby advises a person who wants their elderly friends to stop complaining about their health issues.