DEAR ABBY: I am neat and organized, but my wife is the opposite. She’s messy and disorganized. I knew it before we married, but we made a handshake deal that she’d make an effort to pick up after ...

DEAR ABBY: My mother passed away six years ago. She was a manipulative woman who had alienated all family members except my adult son. Related Articles Dear Abby: The bride’s mother was upset by my ...

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for 18 years. Everyone we know thinks we are married, but we never got it on paper. He has always been less empathetic than I would like, and there’s a ...

DEAR ANNIE: Now that my husband and I are in our 70s, it feels as if our social world has shrunk to the size of a postage stamp. Friends have moved away to be near their children, others are dealing ...

DEAR READERS: Welcome to 2026! A New Year has arrived; the last one is safely behind us. As always, this New Year brings with it our hopes for a new beginning. Today presents an opportunity to discard ...

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DEAR ANNIE: Lately, I feel like I am running everyone’s life but my own. I work full time, I have two school-aged kids, and my husband is a good man but seems to think the house, the calendar, the ...

DEAR ABBY: When we mail a sympathy card to a grieving friend many miles away, we often enclose a check to help finance a memorial to their church or other favored institution. Our problem comes three ...

DEAR ABBY: Some people hint that they want to get on our social calendar, yet they expect us to be the ones to invite them. An example: “Say, when are we getting together for dinner?” is repeated ...

Dear Abby advises a grandmother on how to handle her relationship with her daughter and grandchild. doucefleur - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: My daughter won’t allow me to have a relationship with my ...

Dear Annie: I love my sister dearly, but she’s one of those people who always has to top everyone’s story. If I mention I had a bad cold, she’ll say hers turned into pneumonia. If I get a compliment ...

Four police officers were among those wounded by Mr. Dear in his 2015 rampage when he targeted the clinic in Colorado Springs. By Rylee Kirk Robert L. Dear Jr., who opened fire at a Planned Parenthood ...