Should I try to salvage our 25-year relationship after she lied to me about her wedding plans and didn't even invite me?

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I have been seeing my partner, “Gil,” for five years. After my husband passed, Gil came into my life again. We had been ...

I am 57 and have been married for 32 years to my husband, who retired from his full-time job last year. I still work full time. Since his ...

DEAR ABBY: I have been with my wife for 40 years, including 32 years of marriage. I have done the best I could as a boyfriend, a fiancé, a husband and a father to our two adult children, and I ...

Dear Abby: My 19-year-old son, who is on the spectrum but high-functioning, has left home. He’s legally an adult but wouldn’t allow me to teach him normal survival skills, such as balancing a ...

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DEAR ABBY: A few months ago, I found out my adult child is transgender. Nobody knows yet except for me, my husband and my other child. Dear Abby: I got this new shirt and now women won’t leave ...

Dear Abby: My son is a loving husband, father and son. He coaches his 12-year-old son, my grandson, in various sports and sometimes is just a spectator. I’m worried because he often berates his ...

Dear Abby: I have a full-time job and am in pretty good health. I have one son, “Brian,” who is married and has three children. My problem is that my son is often rude to me.