Dear Abby

HUSBAND IS RACKED BY GUILT DESPITE AVOIDING TEMPTATION

Mon Oct 6, 7:57 PM ET

DEAR ABBY: I have been happily married for a number of years. I'm not what you would call "hot" -- far from it, actually. But for some reason, women have always been attracted to me.

  • STUBBORN TOT PLAYS HARD TO GET WITH FRUSTRATED GRANDMOTHER Sun Oct 5, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: After 12 years on the West Coast, my husband and I moved back East last year with our 3-year-old son, "Adam." My parents, my husband's mom and our siblings live here, and we wanted Adam to know his family.

  • BABY SITTER GETS SCARE OF HER LIFE IN LATE-NIGHT DRIVE HOME Sat Oct 4, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: Please print this as a warning to other teenagers.

  • BROTHER-IN-LAW QUICK TO MOVE IN AFTER COUPLE'S SEPARATION Fri Oct 3, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: My wife, "Jill," and I are going through a divorce. I lied to her about money, spent money we didn't have and generally put her and my kids in danger of losing everything. I am doing everything I can to be accountable, but since we separated six weeks ago, Jill has slept with at least one person and is developing a "friendship" with my sister's husband. (I'll call him "Jack.")

  • WOMAN DROWNS IN SORROW OF MAN'S DRINKING BINGES Thu Oct 2, 7:57 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: My ex and I have been dating since our divorce in 2000, trying to put things back together. But every six months or so, he comes to my house drunk and raises Cain in front of the kids.

  • COUPLE SPLITS COST OF LIVING, BUT NOT COST OF BIRTH CONTROL Wed Oct 1, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been living together for a year. We split all the bills -- rent, utilities, etc. -- in half.

  • EVEN EXPERIENCED MOMS CAN BE SURPRISED BY PREGNANCY Tue Sep 30, 7:57 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I am a nurse, writing in response to the letter from "Flabbergasted Parents in New Mexico" (July 19). I have worked in small community hospitals and in the emergency rooms of trauma centers in larger cities.

  • GOOD READING HABITS LEARNED EARLY PAY LIFELONG DIVIDENDS Mon Sep 29, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I wrote your mother back in 1985, asking her to encourage my eighth-grade students to establish the wonderful habit of reading. My letter was published in The Portland Oregonian.

  • HUSBAND CONSUMED BY REGRET AFTER DEATH OF BELOVED WIFE Sun Sep 28, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I recently lost my wife to a long illness. When she could no longer work, I tried to give her the best quality of life I could. It took a toll. I worked long hours to give her everything she needed. The medical bills were astronomical. All she ever wanted was me.

  • IN-LAWS' RACIST JOKES CAUSE NEW BRIDE CONCERN FOR FUTURE Sat Sep 27, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I recently married "Matt," the man of my dreams. We want to have children someday. Although I love Matt, I do not love the other men in his family -- specifically his father and his brothers. I'm worried about the negative influence they may have on our children.

  • PRACTICE THAT ISN'T PERFECT TRIGGERS FAMILY DISCORD Fri Sep 26, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: My wife and I disagree about how to handle a problem with our 6-year-old daughter, "Emily," who has not been practicing her piano lessons as diligently as we would like. After her last lesson, I told my wife that I didn't think Emily did very well.

  • NEW DAD FACING CHALLENGES CAN FIND HELP ALL AROUND Thu Sep 25, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: My heart goes out to "New Father in North Carolina" (July 10), who was asked to baby-sit a 14-year-old boy and now has legal custody of him.

  • ONE WOMAN'S REJECT TURNS OUT TO BE ANOTHER WOMAN'S PRIZE Wed Sep 24, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: My friend dated someone I'll call "Joel" a few times. She said he was nice, but she couldn't get past the fact that he's 27 and still lives at home with his mom. He is also rather shy.

  • MOMS DEBATE LOADING QUESTION IN SUPERMARKET PARKING LOTS Tue Sep 23, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: My women friends and I are having a disagreement about whether we should put our children in the car first, or load our groceries first. One friend says that she starts her car to cool it off, buckles her children in and then loads her groceries. Another friend insists that you should put your kids in last, so if your car gets hijacked your children won't be in the car.

  • ELDERLY PATIENTS NEED HELPING HANDS DURING VISITS TO DOCTOR Mon Sep 22, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I work in a doctor's office where some of our elderly patients are dropped off by a transportation company. These patients often have no one with them or meeting them in the office.

  • NEGLECT COSTS DEARLY WHEN CAR ENGINE GOES UP IN SMOKE Sun Sep 21, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: My husband is not very good when it comes to taking care of his car. He never changes the oil -- he just keeps adding new oil to the existing.

  • BIG SPENDER'S BIG MOUTH MAKES HER FRIEND CRINGE Sat Sep 20, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: Is it me, or do others agree that it's tacky to announce to anyone within earshot how much money someone has spent on an item? I have a friend who brags constantly about the amount she spends on clothing and other things. I also suspect that she inflates the actual figures most of the time. How would you respond to a statement such as, "This new shirt I bought cost me $200"? -- NOT A SPENDTHRIFT IN BALTIMORE

  • MOM SHOULD SHARE IN DAUGHTER'S MARRIAGE TO LONGTIME PARTNER Fri Sep 19, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I am a 50-year-old woman, soon to marry my longtime partner, "Julie," in San Francisco. We have the blessing of her family.

  • CHILDREN SUFFER AS WITNESSES TO PARENTS' CONSTANT COMBAT Thu Sep 18, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I'm a 13-year-old boy, and I have a 5-year-old sister. Our parents are together, but Dad's job was relocated to another state and he's gone most of the week. When he gets home, all he and Mom do is fight.

  • SHY TEEN IS DETERMINED TO BE MORE POPULAR IN HIGH SCHOOL Wed Sep 17, 7:58 PM ET

    DEAR ABBY: I'm a 13-year-old girl who just entered the eighth grade. I have a few friends, but I often feel like I'm invisible. They never take the time to call me. I guess I could take the first step and call them, but I don't know what to say. I guess I'm a little shy.