I’m developing anger issues in my relationship — how can I keep my cool?
DEAR ABBY: I have anger issues that were passed down among the men in my family. My mother is a strong woman and wouldn’t let my father get away with….
Tag: marriage advice
I stopped dying my hair and now my husband finds me less attractive
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 16 years and have what I consider to be a happy marriage. My question concerns ongoing conversations we have been….
My family is too obsessed with our pets
DEAR ABBY: My best friend of 60 years lost her husband 13 years ago. She has one son, who is successful and busy with his young family. They try to….
My husband was disinherited — 40 years later, he’s still bitter
DEAR ABBY: When my husband, “Sid,” was a young adult, his mother died by suicide. A few years later, when his maternal grandparents died, his mother’s two siblings inherited his….
My husband keeps defending his deadbeat baby mama
DEAR ABBY: I have been married to “Ellis,” a wonderful man, for a year and a half. This is a second marriage for each of us. My older children are….
My boyfriend is in a co-dependent relationship with his 27-year-old bipolar son
DEAR ABBY: After a lonely post-divorce decade, I have found a loving man whom I’ll call “Drew.” We share many of the same interests and values, and are enjoying this….
I cheated on my wife with an 80-year-old woman — can I still keep my marriage?
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I are both in our mid-50s. Due to a medical issue she has, we rarely have sex. I don’t really think about it very often….
Is it normal to hate your spouse? Experts reveal what to do
It’s often said there is a thin line between love and hate, but is it OK to sometimes hate your long-term partner? If you ask actress Jamie Lee Curtis, it’s….
I asked a married man to leave his wife for me
DEAR ABBY: I have been in love with a married man for more than 16 years. It started before he married, but I was married at the time, so he….
My husband’s personality changed for the worst when he quit drugs
DEAR ABBY: Eight years ago, my husband of 26 years had a stroke, and his personality changed. He was difficult to deal with, but, with time, his old personality came….