My partner would rather sleep with his dogs than with me
DEAR ABBY: About a year ago, I started a long-distance relationship with a widower. His wife died four years ago. He told me he slept on the couch a long … Read More
Tag: family
Two brothers who haven’t spoken in 30 years face off in mayor’s race
A Canadian city is keeping it in the family this upcoming local election. Two brothers who haven’t spoken to each other in 30 years are facing off in a bizarre … Read More
My sibling uses drugs and has nowhere to go, but they can’t stay with me
DEAR ABBY: I am the oldest of three. We grew up in an abusive alcoholic family. I’m considered the “failure” of the family because I don’t drink. I graduated from … Read More
I recently met the love of my life, but his ‘crazy’ ex won’t leave us alone
DEAR ABBY: I recently met the love of my life, and I’m planning to leave my life and family in Arkansas and move to California to marry him. He’s recently … Read More
My friend has cancer, I don’t know how to talk to her
DEAR ABBY: I have a close friend who was diagnosed with skin cancer. She had surgery a few days ago, and she will know within the next two weeks if … Read More
Your family hates when you burp at the dinner table: poll
As children get older and parents get wiser, family dinners are becoming a thing of the past. A recent poll done by OnePoll on behalf of the Honey Baked Ham Company has found that … Read More
Mom-of-5 with ‘rotting skin’ credits birthing twins to discovering mystery illness
The miracle of birth saved one mom’s life. Jennifer French, 38, found out she had severe liver failure shortly after giving birth to her twins, Rupert and Molly, in 2020, … Read More
My daughter’s fiance badmouths her behind her back
DEAR ABBY: My lovely and successful 30-year-old daughter has recently become engaged to a 31-year-old man I’ll call “Jonas.” They have been dating for several years. He comes from a … Read More
What it’s like meeting your 35 siblings
It was September 2007 when Chrysta Bilton first learned she had some step-siblings she didn’t know about. Bilton was 23, a recent graduate of Barnard College, and had just moved … Read More
My sperm-donor dad had dozens of kids — including a half-brother I may have dated
They’re keeping it in the family. A California woman learned she might have more than 100 siblings when her mom told her that she could be dating her own half-brother. … Read More
