Dear Abby: My mother-in-law won’t stop taking my baby on joyrides — am I wrong to put my foot down?

Dear Abby: My mother-in-law won’t stop taking my baby on joyrides — am I wrong to put my foot down?

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are blessed with a 6-month-old son, “Tyler.” I’m now back at work three days a week. My mother and my mother-in-law offered to watch him one day a week, which we were grateful for. (I found a babysitter for the third day.) I give my mom and my MIL … Read more

Dear Abby: My wife isn’t my soulmate — but someone else is

Dear Abby: My wife isn’t my soulmate — but someone else is

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been happily married for 31 years. I love my wife, but we are now more like roommates or friends than the lovers we were initially. We are also not soulmates. We both agree that few couples are. But I met my soulmate three years ago. The initial chemistry was amazing, and we … Read more

Dear Abby: I want to date a man that is one year older than my daughter

Dear Abby: I want to date a man that is one year older than my daughter

DEAR ABBY: I am a 50-year-old single mom who is extremely close with my 20-year-old daughter, who is away at college. I haven’t dated for 12 years, partly because I did not want distractions from parenting.  Recently, a young man has contacted me for a casual relationship. These are my issues: He’s 21. My daughter … Read more

Dear Abby: My girlfriend cheated on me with my brother — right before I went to prison

Dear Abby: My girlfriend cheated on me with my brother — right before I went to prison

DEAR ABBY: I have been incarcerated for 21 months. I stay in contact with my immediate family, except for my brother. I suspect that he slept with my girlfriend a couple of weeks before I came to prison, although I’m not 100% sure. He tells our family members that it isn’t true and that he … Read more

Dear Abby: I reconnected with my ex-girlfriend — but may have said the ‘L-word’ way too soon

Dear Abby: I reconnected with my ex-girlfriend — but may have said the ‘L-word’ way too soon

DEAR ABBY: I recently reconnected with a woman I dated briefly in the 1980s and haven’t seen since. She’s around my age. We both were married one year apart, had daughters one year apart, and got divorced after 20-year marriages. She spotted me on a social media site and suggested I call her to “catch … Read more

Dear Abby: I moved across the country to be closer to my family — but they still ignore me

Dear Abby: I moved across the country to be closer to my family — but they still ignore me

DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son and daughter-in-law treated the other grandparents better. They roll out the red carpet for my daughter-in-law’s parents. They arrange outings with them, take photos and post the … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband died four months ago — but I’m ready to meet new men

Dear Abby: My husband died four months ago — but I’m ready to meet new men

DEAR ABBY: My husband passed away four months ago. I miss him terribly, but I’m ready to move on. I want to begin dating, but I don’t know how to go about it. Some may say it’s too soon, but I couldn’t care less what people think. I have my eye on several men I … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband blindsided me with a young colleague — I don’t know if I can take him back

Dear Abby: My husband blindsided me with a young colleague — I don’t know if I can take him back

DEAR ABBY: For nearly 30 years, my husband and I shared a close, trusting marriage. Months ago, I caught him lying about meetings he was having with a 35-year-old colleague. Then I discovered months of ongoing texts. When I asked for an explanation, he became angry and defensive. His explanation was it was work-related, that … Read more

Dear Abby: I’m planning a surprise birthday for my husband — but will his kids come?

Dear Abby: I’m planning a surprise birthday for my husband — but will his kids come?

DEAR ABBY: My husband has four grown children — one from his first marriage; three with his late wife. Talk about drama! Who talks to whom? Who can’t stand whom? Who gets annoyed when one of them comes to visit us? They could be BFFs today and tomorrow stab each other in the back. Recently, … Read more

Dear Abby: My son’s fat, unhygienic girlfriend has changed him

Dear Abby: My son’s fat, unhygienic girlfriend has changed him

DEAR ABBY: Our 23-year-old son, “Ed,” was clean-cut, into working out and staying healthy, watched his diet — he even joined a gym and was going every week. Ed has been dating a girl, “Emily,” who is the complete opposite. She’s probably a hundred pounds overweight. She’s also dirty, (when she comes here, there have … Read more

Dear Abby: My daughter expects me to help with her kids — instead of their deadbeat father

Dear Abby: My daughter expects me to help with her kids — instead of their deadbeat father

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I love our 7- and 2-year-old grandchildren very much and enjoy spending time with them. The issue is, we feel we are being taken advantage of. Our daughter and her husband are still married but lead separate lives. He works out of town and comes home most weekends. Her weekends … Read more

Dear Abby: My friend has become mean since getting diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

Dear Abby: My friend has become mean since getting diagnosed with Alzheimer’s

DEAR ABBY: An old friend of 50 years has recently been diagnosed with early Alzheimer’s. She’s still conducting her life as usual, driving and taking care of her banking, etc. However, she has lost her filter and talks to me about my figure (“Your thighs are shockingly thin”), and also my health (“Are you going … Read more

Dear Abby: My son-in-law is awful to me

Dear Abby: My son-in-law is awful to me

DEAR ABBY: My daughter has been married to her high school sweetheart for 15 years. Their marriage has been rocky from the start due to her husband’s “God” complex. He’s a spoiled brat and a compulsive liar. He has not only caused mayhem in his own family but has nearly destroyed ours. He was extremely … Read more

Dear Abby: I think my best friend is leaving me

Dear Abby: I think my best friend is leaving me

DEAR ABBY: I have been a little sad lately. The reason is that my best friend is acting weird. It makes me wonder if our friendship is slowly going away. Throughout our friendship, we have always jokingly made fun of each other. Lately, it seems that anything I say makes it awkward, and she hasn’t … Read more

Dear Abby: I have a crush on my neighbor — but she’s married

Dear Abby: I have a crush on my neighbor — but she’s married

DEAR ABBY: I am a divorced man in my 60s. Twelve years ago, a neighbor woman who I’m attracted to popped into my house to have a smoke break out on my back deck. When she arrived, I was in the shower. She came in like she always did (she had permission) and walked over … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband still talks to his ex girlfriend — and wants to visit her

Dear Abby: My husband still talks to his ex girlfriend — and wants to visit her

DEAR ABBY: When my husband was a teenager 20 years ago, he had a two-year online relationship with a girl who lives in Georgia. I know they met each other only a couple of times. We are all in our 30s now, and once in a great while, they contact each other by text or … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband cheated on me AGAIN, this time while I was hospitalized

Dear Abby: My husband cheated on me AGAIN, this time while I was hospitalized

DEAR ABBY: I became ill a few months ago and spent 10 days in the hospital before moving to a rehab center to recover. My husband worked at the facility where I became a patient. Two weeks into my rehab, he announced that when I went home, he would not be there, and that he … Read more

Dear Abby: My daughter blames me for HER infidelity

Dear Abby: My daughter blames me for HER infidelity

DEAR ABBY: When my daughter, “Trish,” and her husband separated, I reached out to each of them for occasional check-ins. Trish left him after confessing to infidelity via email. He messaged me with a copy of what she’d written, which included some damning things about me — that she was “like” me and that I … Read more