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Dear Abby: How do I tell my family they can't bring dogs to my house?
DEAR ABBY: I own a lake cabin and enjoy hosting friends and relatives. Even though I don't have a pet myself, I like animals and don't mind if people ask...
Dear Abby: I can't make friends in my new town because local women keep trying to steal my husband
Dear Abby gives advice to a woman who is having a tough time adjusting to her new community due to women flirting with her husband.
Dear Abby: My long-distance boyfriend doesn't want me to visit him — I feel like a 'side piece'
Dear Abby gives advice to a woman in a long-distance relationship with a divorced man who doesn't want her to visit him because his kids don't want him dating yet.
Dear Abby: I cheated on my wife with an 80-year-old woman — can I still keep my marriage?
Dear Abby gives advice to a person struggling to navigate his marriage after cheating on his wife with a woman who is 30 years older.
Dear Abby: My neighbor lost her ring — now she's accusing me of stealing it
Dear Abby gives advice to a person who is dealing with a neighbor and longtime friend who accused them of stealing.
Dear Abby: My best friend keeps kissing and sleeping with me and saying it's platonic
DEAR ABBY: My "best friend," as he has labeled our relationship, moved in with me eight months ago. He claims to have no romantic feelings for me. Despite this, he...
Dear Abby: It's been 50 years — should I reach out to the one that got away?
Dear Abby advises a man who wants to get back in touch with his ex-girlfriend from 50 years ago.
Dear Abby: I'm worried my misbehaved nieces and nephews will ruin my son's wedding
Dear Abby weighs in on misbehaved children at a funeral and a daughter who feels her existence is just for her mother to cope.
Dear Abby: My boyfriend keeps secretly calling his ex-wife
Dear Abby advises a woman who doesn't trust her husband's ex-wife because she's lied to her about him.
Dear Abby: My sister cheated on her husband of 40 years — do we need to forgive her?
Dear Abby advises an aunt whose niece won't forgive her mother for an affair and a woman who is considering placing her sister in a nursing home.
Dear Abby: I'm a pastor and I believe our pets will join us in heaven
Dear Abby hears from readers who are weighing in on a past letter about pets joining their owners in heaven.
Dear Abby: My fiance's mother is a burden despite giving us an inherited home
Dear Abby advises a woman whose fiance's mother is giving her an inherited home that belonged to her parents, but is making the process of obtaining the home difficult.
Dear Abby: My evangelical family keeps trying to convert me
Dear Abby advises someone whose family members keep trying to convert them.
Dear Abby: My relative's suicide still haunts the home his daughter lives in
My husband's uncle died by suicide in his home six months ago. How can we tell this cousin we are uncomfortable visiting the home without causing her more grief? We...
Dear Abby: I asked a married man to leave his wife for me
Dear Abby advises a woman who has been in love with a married man for 16 years.
Dear Abby: My sister-in-law has PTSD and won't stop tormenting me
Dear Abby advises a wife who's tired of her husband's family's comments.
Dear Abby: My cheating ex showed up at a family wedding uninvited
Dear Abby advises a woman whose husband won't get out of the picture.
Dear Abby: The man I'm dating won't take 'no' for an answer. Am I wrong to ghost him?
Dear Abby gives advice to a woman who is getting harassed online by a man she was dating.
Dear Abby: My doorman broke into my apartment and threatens me over text
Dear Abby gives advise as someone tries to navigate false accusations a nosy former apartment concierge.
Dear Abby: My parents only invited one of my young children on a cruise
Dear Abby advises a mom on how to deal with grandparents favoring one child over the other.