Dear Abby
The Archive
Dear Abby: My husband won't make his own friends, he's intruding on girl time
May 20, 2024 | 3:00pmDear Abby weighs in on a husband who won't make new friends in a new city and another husband's stinky secret.
Dear Abby: My husband's daughter is annoyingly self-involved
May 20, 2024 | 4:06amDear Abby weighs in on a self-absorbed daughter and a new member of the LGBTQ community who is not accepted by their family.
Dear Abby: My husband is creating a hostile home for me and my children, what do I do?
May 19, 2024 | 3:08amDear Abby weighs in on an angry husband's rampant outbursts and a sister whose created an unwelcomed nickname for her niece.
Dear Abby: I'm stuck taking care of my negligent, self-centered mother
May 18, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a woman struggling with taking care of her sick mother and a family grappling with the relationship of their father's lovechild from a one-night stand.
Dear Abby: Why are women on dating apps obsessed with their dogs?
May 17, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on young women's obsessions with their dogs, a woman grieving the loss of her husband and the use of disposable towels in the powder room.
Dear Abby: My mother-in-law gifts me literal trash, how do I tell her I don't want it
May 16, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a mother-in-law who gives second hand and often broken gifts and a friendship brought to an end by a jealous wife.
Dear Abby shares her favorite dessert recipe
May 15, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby shares her favorite brownie recipe and weighs in on what to do when someone supports a candidate you do not support.
Dear Abby: My daughter-in-law is literally the worst, how do we get rid of her?
May 14, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a toxic daughter-in-law and a widow who plans to continue traveling with her couple friends.
Dear Abby: I've called my situationship 100 times with no answer — should I give up?
May 13, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a man who took it too far with his situationship and a caregiver who has reached her limits.
Dear Abby: I'm removing my daughter from my will because of her recently-incarcerated boyfriend
May 12, 2024 | 3:00pmDear Abby weighs in on a father removing his daughter from his will because of her boyfriend and a separated couple forced to live together.
Dear Abby: My husband wants me to 'forget' his 20-year-long affair
May 11, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a woman whose husband has been having an affair for 20 years and a couple trying to grieve their miscarries.
Dear Abby: My dad told me I'm the reason my parents are getting divorced
May 10, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a young girl grappling with her parents' divorce and a relationship that feels like it's fizzling out.
Dear Abby: I have a serious issue with my husband's friend but he won't stand up for me
May 9, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a woman whose allergies are interfering with a house guest and a daughter who has ostracized her mother after becoming a mother herself.
Dear Abby: My husband told me to find a sex buddy to fulfill my needs
May 8, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a couple struggling to find intimacy and co-workers who have struck up a romantic relationship.
Dear Abby: My granddaughter buys me gifts I don't need but I don't know how to say no
May 7, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a grandmother who has a granddaughter who loves electronic gadgets and gifts some of the ones she buys to her.
Dear Abby: My millionaire son is ruining family dinners by shaming me for how much I tip
May 6, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby advises a father whose millionaire son gives him grief for not tipping the proper amount when taking the family out to eat.
Dear Abby: I still haven't found my dream husband — is it too late to try dating apps?
May 5, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby advises a woman in her 40s who is having trouble finding a husband and is wondering if she should try out dating apps or even look out of...
Dear Abby: I love my boyfriend's family, except his rapist brother
May 4, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a woman whose boyfriend's brother is about to be released from jail and a woman whose stepdaughter purposefully excluded her from a concert.
Dear Abby: My cheating wife stole $50K from me and attacked me when I tried to leave her
May 3, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a wife whose put her and her husband in immense debt and a son who never healed from his parents' divorce.
Dear Abby: I spent a decade faithful to my wife just to find she has affairs
May 2, 2024 | 3:00amDear Abby weighs in on a husband finding out his wife is having an affair after eight years of marriage and a man looking to rekindle with his family.