Dear Abby: When friend visits, she talks all day, morning to night
DEAR ABBY: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home, nor do I expect her to invite me for a sleepover when I drive down to see her.
Dear Abby: Old friend has worn out her welcome with visits
A reader wonders how to let her friend know she isn’t welcome without hurting her feelings. Dear Abby: I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home,
Dear Abby: My friend’s visit turned into 15 hours of her talking at me
I have an old friend who lives an hour from me. I visit her for the day and come home. I have never invited her to spend the night at my home, nor do I expect her to invite me for a sleepover when I go to see her.
Dear Abby: My friend talks endlessly and treats me like her therapist
"What can I do to put an end to her uninvited overnight stays without hurting her or risking sending her into meltdown?"
Dear Abby: My friend demands to stay the night at my house — how do I kick her out?
Dear Abby helps a woman who has a friend that makes constant trips to see her and wants to find a polite way to tell her no, avoiding a possible meltdown.
Dear Abby: Old friend is imposing with overnight stays and too much talking
She refused to do anything except eat and talk. I am not a sitter, and I hated doing it, but she’s a good friend.
Dear Abby: Friendship crumbles when truth emerges about visitor
A reader is troubled that her friend is housing a sex offender when there are children living next door. Dear Abby: My friend of eight years has her 55-year-old son living with her. She has been driving a man around who she told me is a friend of her son’s and she knows his family.
Dear Abby: I’d like to give my late brother’s wife a piece of my mind
She snapped at him throughout their 50-year marriage and needs to know how cruel that was, but a confrontation might alienate ...
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Dear Abby: Friendship crumbles after guest’s identity as a sex offender is revealed
DEAR INCENSED: Do the responsible thing. For the safety of those children, inform the police that a neighbor has been ...
Dear Abby: Frustrated by friend’s distance, but maybe I’m the one clinging to the past
DEAR ABBY: I have had a friend for many years. We’re from the same hometown and enjoyed getting together weekly for Saturday ...
Dear Abby: She abandoned me for her new boyfriend. Must I give up on the friendship?
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
Dear Abby: Should the bride be punished for what her sisters did?
A few years ago, we were invited to my cousin’s eldest daughter’s wedding. Although my cousin and I are close, I barely know ...
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Dear Abby: Open garage has neighbors talking and it shouldn’t be a surprise
Dear Abby: My favorite uncle was a machinist who taught me to respect and care for tools. Although I ended up in tech, I still maintain an organized workbench in my garage. I often get comments ...
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Dear Abby: My family member wants to raise my rent. What should I do?
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I rent half of my sister and brother-in-law’s house. They live in the front part; we live in the back. We have our own separate kitchen and bathroom, though we must go ...
Dear Abby: Sister’s drinking derails couple’s special day
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
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Dear Abby: I need a genuine proposal, not one made under anesthesia
Dear Abby: My boyfriend, “Chad,” and I have been together for 10 years. We have no children together, but we have been stepparents to each other’s children since the beginning of our ...
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Dear Abby: I keep thinking about my first love. We never had closure
DEAR ABBY: I have been thinking a lot lately about my first love. The thoughts come and go, which I know is normal. A week or so ago, I stumbled upon her LinkedIn account, saw her profile picture ...
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Dear Abby: How can I stop my family from commenting on my weight?
Dear Abby helps a woman navigate her relationship with her family when it comes to her weight. Seskan- stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I am a middle-aged slender woman born into a family of women ...
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Best of Dear Abby: My wife is an angel who feels obligated to help a neighbor and it makes me worry
DEAR ABBY: My wife, “Connie,” is an angel. She takes care of her aging father as well as my sister, who suffers from Alzheimer’s. This, in addition to her religious practices, consumes most of her ...