Dear Abby: How do I handle a forgotten work anniversary?

An employee feels uncomfortable about her workplace’s belated celebration of her 10th anniversary and seeks advice on how to ...

Dear Abby: I prefer sleeping without my wife

DEAR ABBY: I have been married 44 years and have always slept in the same bed with my wife. Last week, I caught a virus, and ...

Dear Abby: My boss is trying to smooth over the snub, and I’m not having it

I just passed my 10th anniversary at the hospital where I am employed. This occasion is normally celebrated at a monthly 30-person meeting of managers and directors with a cake, photo, certificate and ...

Dear Abby: I’m afraid my family will be mad if I don’t die before my husband

Dear Abby advises a woman who feels like she lives in her husband's shadow. DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Al,” and I are retired ...

Dear Abby: After 44 years of marriage, I’ve discovered I sleep better when I’m alone in bed

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

Dear Abby: One woman at our lunch table spoils meals for the rest of us

I live in an independent retirement home. There is a lady who sits at our table at lunch. If someone asks a question, before ...
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Dear Abby: Everyone is tired of hearing the same long story

I’m bored to tears hearing the same stories over and over, and I can see others’ eyes glaze over to the point of avoidance.

Dear Abby: I feel unimportant compared to my husband

A woman feels overshadowed by her husband’s prominence and fears feeling worthless if he passes away before she does. She ...