My sister is cheap. She’s also not good at choosing gifts for people. Often, the things she gives are worse than if she’d done nothing at all. An example: She was just here visiting and brought my ...

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When I asked her to leave, she started crying and said, “I’m so disappointed that my first-born married such an awful human ...

Dear Abby advises a man who is upset that his niece is responding to texts he sends to his sister. DEAR ABBY: I text my older sister often. Last month, I sent her a long message consisting of ...

DEAR ABBY: I text my older sister often. Last month, I sent her a long message consisting of information and chitchat. To my surprise, it was not answered by her, but by her daughter (whom I am not ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m having a problem with my sister, who visits me on the average of once a month. She lives four hours away. Her friend and her husband accompany her. They are my only company. I used to ...

Dear Abby advises a woman on how to handle her ex-fiancé of 30 years now dating her sister. DEAR ABBY: Eight years ago, I split from my fiancé of 30 years, “Anthony,” when he accused me of cheating, ...

DEAR ABBY: My 11-year-old daughter, “Emma,” has a group of six to eight friends she has played with at school, in scouts, parties, etc., for more than three years. Eight months ago, one of the girls, ...

DEAR ABBY: My 11-year-old daughter, “Emma,” has a group of six to eight friends she has played with at school, in scouts, parties, etc., for more than three years. Eight months ago, one of the girls, ...

DEAR ABBY: This letter is embarrassing to write. When calling in a fast-food order, my husband wants me to ask the price of each item and becomes upset if it varies from the online menu price. Related ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 60-year-old divorcee. I am currently dating a Danish man and have been for a year. He asked me to marry him several months ago, and I said yes. He wants me and my daughter to move to ...

DEAR ABBY: There’s a boy in a grade above me. When he gets mad that a girl doesn’t like him or his friend, he slut-shames them and calls them whores. Girls in my grade have tried to shake it off, but ...