Dear Abby: My boyfriend, "Josh," won't leave me alone. We have been living together for almost a year, and he is the ultimate over-protector. When I start to leave the house to run errands or anything, he stops me and asks, "Where do you think you're going?" When I tell him, he will then follow me to the location. ...more

March 15, 2009

Dear Abby: My boyfriend, "Sean," and I met online six months ago. We are now at the stage where we are meeting and going out with each other's friends and co-workers, and the question, "How did you meet?" is coming up. ...more

March 8, 2009

Dear Abby: My new boyfriend, "Paul," and I seem to discover good qualities in each other every time we get together. I think he's wonderful. Recently, though, he said he has noticed something about me that he considers rude. ...more

March 1, 2009

Dear Abby: My husband "William" and I have been married 32 years. I love him dearly, but his health is poor. William is only 55, has had five heart attacks and has three stents in his heart. His last visit to the ER included being hit with paddles because his heart had stopped. In spite of this, my husband continues to smoke, eat whatever he wants and so on. I feel as if I am just waiting for him to die. ...more

February 22, 2009

Dear Abby: Last year, my elderly father fell, suffering a head injury that caused his death. Dad had a chronic illness that kept him housebound during the last year of his life. ...more

February 1, 2009

Dear Abby: Because of the downturn in the economy, I had to close my business. Let me tell you this - if anyone wants to know who their real friends are, here's how: own your own business. ...more

January 25, 2009

Dear Abby: I have been involved in several weddings, and something has come up we hope you can help with. Often with wedding gifts, the card becomes separated from the gift, or in the case of online retailers, they forget to enclose the sender's information in the box. How does one go about thanking people for their generous gift if you're not sure who the sender is? ...more

January 18, 2009

Dear Abby: My husband and I attended the wedding of two dear friends. The groom's mother, "Millie," made party favors for all the guests - little gift bags containing sugar-coated almonds and, because the bride and groom are animal lovers, a small glass animal. A few days later, a friend brought her teenage daughter to our home. The daughter admired the two glass animals, so I gave them to her. ...more

January 11, 2009

Dear Abby: My daughter, "Giselle," is scheduled to have serious surgery soon, and she has forbidden us to come to the hospital. She wants only her husband to be there. ...more

January 4, 2009

Dear Abby: A few months ago, I moved in to a new apartment. The complex, while not luxurious, is quite nice. ...more

December 28, 2008