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Dear Abby: I slapped my boyfriend’s grandfather so hard he fell off his chair

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: He’s a keeper, except for hygiene issue

I am a 40-year-old woman dating a wonderful man my age. I purchased a house in my 20s, earned several degrees, own my own ...
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Dear Abby: I picked my baby’s name, and now I’m told a hypothetical child has dibs

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ...
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Dear Abby: I said I’d be in their wedding, but I’m so upset by the processional plan

DEAR EXHAUSTED: It was loving and generous of you to enroll in classes to become a CNA so you could give your wife’s uncle ...

Dear Abby: If I answer truthfully to ‘what’s new?’ they start crying

DEAR SURVIVOR: Please accept my deepest sympathy for the tragic loss of your first-born child. If someone asks what’s new or ...
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Dear Abby: People who knew me before are understandably nervous around me

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
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Dear Abby: The other grandparents forgot about the gift. Should we try to fix things?

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are in a quandary. Our 12-year-old granddaughter had a big celebration for her birthday. Her ...

Dear Abby: My fiancée’s facial hair is kind of a problem

Dear Treading: Many women have facial hair to some degree. By that I mean a mustache, unibrow, sideburns and even chin hair.

Dear Abby: My friend’s family ignored me after her death

Dear Abby: I’m a 35-year-old man who has always been able to help friends with loss and life changes, until now. For context, ...

Dear Abby: Would it be rude to tell my neighbor there’s a gator where she swims?

Will she dwell so heavily on the danger that I will have ruined any remaining joy she gets from being in the water?” ...

Dear Abby: I tried to fuzz my résumé, but I’m still striking out with employers

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: Cheap fiancé isn’t the husband she needs

Dear Abby: There’s a boy in a grade above me. When he gets mad that a girl doesn’t like him or his friend, he slut-shames ...