Dear Abby: Can love survive without physical intimacy?

A husband feels alone and undesired in his marriage despite efforts to improve, following a past emotional affair.
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Dear Abby: Tired of daughter-in-law’s laziness and excuses

I’m at my wits’ end, but I don’t want to create an environment where she will ignore me and turn my son against me.

Dear Abby: My housemate does nothing but create disasters for others to clean up

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

Dear Abby: I’ve been friendly with a needy neighbor because I feel bad for him, but I have to end it

DEAR NEIGHBOR: Friendship is supposed to be reciprocal. From your description of your relationship with Tim, it has been all ...

Dear Abby: Friendship with neighbor is more one-sided than ever

I have always looked inside a person before casting judgment. It has been six years that I’ve been close friends with my ...

Dear Abby: I’m still haunted by something said at a holiday dinner

A reader says she is still troubled by a confrontation that happened more than two decades ago after she invited college ...

Dear Abby: I need to get off my mom’s home mortgage, but she’s acting like a toddler about it

DEAR ABBY: My mom and I recently got into an argument about her mortgage. I’m on the mortgage and title to her home because ...

Matt and Abby Howard Mark Late Daughter Emerson Nicole’s Would-Be Due Date After Pregnancy Loss

Matt and Abby Howard paid tribute to their late daughter, Emerson Nicole, months after announcing their pregnancy loss “We ...
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Dear Abby, March 2, 2026: Friendship with neighbor is more one-sided than ever

I have always looked inside a person before casting judgment. It has been six years that I've been close friends with my neighbor "Tim." I have always regarded him as a Kramer from ...