Dear Abby: I think I’m a musical genius, my wife thinks I suck

Dear Abby: I think I’m a musical genius, my wife thinks I suck

DEAR ABBY: I’m a middle-aged married man and the father of two. Although I work as a banker, I’m also an aspiring pianist. I have practiced two to three hours a day for many years. My music is unique — unlike anything ever heard. My wife of 18 years does not appreciate my music. She … Read more

Dear Abby: My wife’s brothers won’t talk to her because of something I said

Dear Abby: My wife’s brothers won’t talk to her because of something I said

DEAR ABBY: Recently, my wife told me her brothers have been mad at her for more than a decade and don’t talk to her because of something I said at a family get-together 12 years ago. I asked what they were mad about and what the discussion was about that upset them, but they didn’t … Read more

Dear Abby: My sister is dating my ex-husband

Dear Abby: My sister is dating my ex-husband

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been divorced for 18 years. My sister is also divorced. Recently, she has been going out with my ex. He picks her up at our parents’ house, where she has been living. When I’m there, I have to see this. My parents don’t say anything to her about it, and I don’t … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband has cerebral palsy, everyone thinks he’s drunk

Dear Abby: My husband has cerebral palsy, everyone thinks he’s drunk

DEAR ABBY: My husband has cerebral palsy. He can talk, but his speech is slightly slurred. He can walk, but he’s unsteady on his feet. We love to go out and have a few drinks, but the issue is that people think he is intoxicated. We have been thrown out of places. We were almost … Read more

Ben Platt opens up about ‘disappointing’ ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ film experience

Ben Platt opens up about ‘disappointing’ ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ film experience

Ben Platt is speaking out about the backlash he received last year after the film adaptation of the Broadway show “Dear Evan Hansen.” Platt admitted he’s “really grateful” he got to work on “Dear Evan Hansen” for so many years, but he had a “difficult” experience with the film version. “It was definitely a disappointing … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband had a heart attack and his stepmom is making things worse

Dear Abby: My husband had a heart attack and his stepmom is making things worse

DEAR ABBY: I’m having a problem with my husband’s judgmental and narcissistic stepmom. She wasn’t nice to him or his siblings while they were growing up. My hubby recently had a heart attack. After I called to tell his dad and emailed his siblings, she got very upset with me because I didn’t give her … Read more

Dear Abby: I wasn’t acknowledged at my son’s wedding

Dear Abby: I wasn’t acknowledged at my son’s wedding

DEAR ABBY: I just attended my son’s wedding. He married a wonderful woman, and I couldn’t be happier for them. However, I was not acknowledged during their wedding reception, which deeply saddened me. My son’s mother and I divorced 25 years ago after she cheated on me with several men. I never disclosed her infidelity … Read more

Dear Abby: My wife has 12 cats and our house is disgusting

Dear Abby: My wife has 12 cats and our house is disgusting

DEAR ABBY: My wife of 15 years is a cat lover. When we were first married, she begged me to allow the cat she had at her mother’s house to live with us. I reluctantly agreed on the condition that the litter box was tended to and the cat would not be allowed on the … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband keeps messaging his friend’s widow

Dear Abby: My husband keeps messaging his friend’s widow

DEAR ABBY: This woman keeps texting my husband. Her husband died last year, and she has been staying in contact with my husband. I know he initiates the messaging most of the time. He also deletes her messages. Our husbands grew up together but kept in touch only twice a year. They would call each … Read more

Dear Abby: My husband wants our daughter to quit her favorite sport because her coach is trans

Dear Abby: My husband wants our daughter to quit her favorite sport because her coach is trans

DEAR ABBY: My 9-year-old daughter, “Kennedy,” plays volleyball. One of the assistant coaches is a transgender woman. I had known about the coach before Kennedy started playing. Although I’m OK with a transgender person coaching my child (I feel their gender identity is absolutely none of my business), my husband is not. He wants our … Read more

Dear Abby: I have feelings for someone in a relationship

Dear Abby: I have feelings for someone in a relationship

DEAR ABBY: I am an out gay Black man. Several weeks ago, the man I have had a crush on told me he’s now in a relationship. While I’m happy for him, I can’t help feeling somewhat resentful because I wanted to be with him. I haven’t dated anyone since my last relationship ended seven … Read more

Dear Abby: Politics have torn me and my father apart

Dear Abby: Politics have torn me and my father apart

DEAR ABBY: For my 50th birthday 10 years ago, my father, with whom I have had a tumultuous relationship, gave me cherished rings as gifts. One was my grandmother’s and the other was my grandfather’s, both of whom are deceased. This was at a time when we were in a good place, and it meant … Read more

Dear Abby: My girlfriend keeps on calling me her dead boyfriend’s name

Dear Abby: My girlfriend keeps on calling me her dead boyfriend’s name

DEAR ABBY: My wife passed more than a year ago, and I am seeing a lady whose husband died five years ago. “Helen” had been going out with her boyfriend, “Harry,” for two years, but he recently developed cancer and passed away. We have grown close, but I have a problem. When we are in … Read more

Dear Abby: I lied to my fiancé about being a virgin

Dear Abby: I lied to my fiancé about being a virgin

DEAR ABBY: I am 24 and being married soon. My fiance thinks I’m a virgin, but in reality, I am far from it. We have been saving sex for marriage — at least that’s what he thinks. I don’t know if I should keep this to myself or tell him. Please give me your expert … Read more

Dear Abby: I can’t stand my sister-in-law visiting me

Dear Abby: I can’t stand my sister-in-law visiting me

DEAR ABBY: Every year, my brother and his wife have come to visit us. They stay for two weeks. The first words out of my sister-in-law after “hello” were, “I’m not doing a thing because I’m on vacation!” My response was, “We are all retired, so every day is a vacation.” Abby, she is rude, … Read more

Dear Abby: I get stressed out from spending time with my rude grandson

Dear Abby: I get stressed out from spending time with my rude grandson

DEAR ABBY: I must be the worst grandma in the world because I do not like my grandson. He’s 16, rude, disrespectful, has no manners and his hygiene is almost nonexistent. When I mention my concerns to my son, he says, “I’m working on it.” My daughter-in-law refuses to discuss it and just walks away. … Read more

Dear Abby: My ex-husband wants me back

Dear Abby: My ex-husband wants me back

DEAR ABBY: I have been separated from my husband for a year and a half. The divorce became final five months ago. He had major mood swings, and was nice one minute and hateful the next. We have two children together. I have a boyfriend I’ve been seeing for about a year. We are casual, … Read more

Dear Abby: My boyfriend keeps putting down my son

Dear Abby: My boyfriend keeps putting down my son

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend of seven years is very competitive. There is constantly this underlying contest about whose kid is better, whose dog is better, etc. It’s silly. They are both great kids (and dogs) in their individual ways, and I suspect he likes to brag about his 11-year-old daughter just to publicize that she’s … Read more