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Asking Eric: Grandma miffed by strict gift lists could contribute to college fund instead
Whenever there’s a gift she would have liked to purchase, put some of what it would have cost to facilitate the grandchild’s ...
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Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer’s decades-long 'dear' friendship remembered
Top Gun stars Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer shared a special friendship which lasted decades until Val’s death in April 2025. The ...
Dear Abby: Retired husband gets mad about my schedule, says ‘things are changing’
DEAR ABBY: My husband retired three weeks ago, and he has been driving me crazy ever since. I’m a night owl, and he’s known ...
Dear Abby | Husband’s retirement is off to a rocky start
DEAR ABBY: My husband retired three weeks ago, and he has been driving me crazy ever since. I’m a night owl, and he’s known it since we met 10 years ago. Today, he told me he’d be playing golf with an ...
Dear Abby: I’ve wasted 7 years on a man who tells his mom way too much
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Asking Eric: My friend’s awful ex and his new wife are moving to my neighborhood. What do I do?
I want to remain a steady presence in the children’s lives but have nothing to do with the narcissistic household.
Asking Eric: Friend’s cheating ex-husband moving in down the block
Not every neighbor needs to be your friend. But since you have a relationship with the kids and with their mom, you might ...
Dear Abby: Friend’s jealous lie is so easy to see through, do I call her on it?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Dear Abby: Woman wonders whether rumor about her was started by her best friend
When I got angry and said I would confront the other friend, she demanded that I not do so, because it would “make her look ...
Dear Abby: My best friend accused me of having an affair with a married man
DEAR ABBY: My best friend of 45 years and I are 65. She has been married since 1985; I have been divorced for many years. She ...
Dear Abby: Best friend shares a rumor that’s making the rounds
Dear Abby: My best friend of 45 years and I are 65. She has been married since 1985; I have been divorced for many years. She ...