Dear Abby: Speaking from personal experience, you can quit smoking — you’re not alone

I often see ads about stopping smoking. I’d like to share my story of success in overcoming this filthy habit in the hope ...

Dear Abby: I have done everything to give ‘profoundly disabled’ child a good life; I still feel guilty

DEAR ABBY: I have a 54-year-old profoundly disabled, non-verbal child who is in a group home. I have been advocating for her ...

Dear Abby: My disturbed niece’s wild letter is destroying our family

My niece-in-law, “Justine,” is a few years younger than my husband and I. We have been best friends for the last 25 years.

Dear Abby: Emotional toll grows steeper for aging mother

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

Dear Abby: I just met my brother’s daughter who no one knew existed

Dear Abby advises a man who discovers his brother has a long-lost daughter. DEAR ABBY: I had my DNA analyzed and subsequently received a message from a young woman (a stranger) on the site. Her DNA ...

Dear Abby: Reader struggles to set boundaries with ex-husband who lives two doors down

In today’s Dear Abby, a woman says her ex-husband, who lives nearby, keeps inviting himself on family trips and cutting her ...
al.com

Dear Abby: Should I skip my friend’s wedding over this?

DEAR ABBY: Two years ago, a close friend of my husband’s and mine asked us to be the “best couple” in their wedding. After being postponed for a year due to some family issues, the wedding is coming ...
Oregonian

Dear Abby: I can’t get over the shock of friend’s reaction to a family photo I showed her

DEAR ABBY: I have a persecution complex. I know where it comes from. My mother repeatedly told me how ugly I was as a child. Recently, I was going through some rough times. My sister, who I was in ...
East Bay Times

Dear Abby: I’m tired of living alone while my girlfriend lives with her husband

DEAR ABBY: I am a man who was widowed 11 months ago. I met a woman on a dating site, and we clicked immediately. Dear Abby: She’s going to give her baby a ridiculous name because she thinks it’s ...
New York Post

Dear Abby: I was given a plus one for my nephew’s wedding — but I can only use it for my disabled son

Dear Abby advises a woman who was told she couldn't bring her boyfriend to her nephew's wedding, only her son. DEAR ABBY: I have a special-needs son and cannot travel with him alone. I have also been ...
Oregonian

Dear Abby: Lesbian has been in love with a woman for 30 years. ‘I don’t want to lose her as a friend’

DEAR ABBY: I am a woman who has been in love with a gorgeous woman for more than 30 years. She’s constantly on my mind and forever in my heart. She shows signs of feeling the same. My problem is that ...
Staten Island Advance

Dear Abby: Should I keep hoping for marriage at 38?

I’ve been engaged three times, and each time something happened and caused the engagements to be broken. I’m 38 now. I’m not sure if marriage is ever going to happen, but it’s something I have looked ...