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#46 Happy except for wife's sex problem / Blame wife for my intercourse skills Dear Annie: I am a 37-year-old man who has been happily married for two years, except for one thing—my sex life. When I first met “Stella,” my heart was taken. We agreed, however, to wait until we were married to have se...

#48 Concerns about my boyfriend's friends / Abuse addict blaming boyfriend Dear Prudie: Can two people have a long-lasting relationship if one of them doesn’t like the other’s friends? My boyfriend and I have been together for two years. We love each other. However, I don’t like his friends. They a...

#27 Son's supermarket temper tantrum? / Son mimics how I use anger to get my way DEAR ABBY: My three-year old son recently threw a tantrum in a large department store. I had called a "time-out" and he started yelling and screaming. I picked him up and started for the car. All the while, he cried an...

#39 Waiting for guys to ask me out / Positionality broadcasting warning signals DEAR ABBY: I am a 16-year-old girl, raised to be old-fashioned. I am very uncomfortable with how the rules of courtship have changed over the years. It used to be that guys pursued the girls. Now, the situation has reve...

17# Telephone solicitor upset about rudeness / Rude behavior begetting rude behavior Dear Abby: I work for a telephone research firm. I haven't been working for this company for very long, but I have already found that most people have terrible phone etiquette. We are taught to be polite to everyon...

#15 Will bisexual husband go straight? / How did I cause husband to deceive me? Dear Abby: The pain I am feeling is so great it doesn't allow me to even cry. I have been married to my second husband for more than 17 years. This week I found out that he is bisexual and has been having one-night stan...

#25 Should I tell daughter who real father is? / Should I teach daughter to deceive, or what? Dear Ann Landers: Over 30 years ago, when I was divorced, I became pregnant by a married man. I will call him "Ben." My ex-husband and I then remarried. He always believed this child was his, and he raised...

#23 Mother-daughter quarrel / Daughter creates mess and blames mother DEAR ABBY: In my 32 years of living, I have spent every Christmas with my family. I am now in a serious relationship. My boyfriend and I recently decided to go skiing the Christmas during our short vacation time. I called my moth...

#50 Son wants us to shun his ex-wife / Mother taught and rewards blame and spite DEAR ABBY: My son is going through separation and divorce. It’s not a friendly one. He is now serving in the military overseas. His wife and two children are here in the United States and live close to my husband and m...

#34 Father getting married again creating relationship problems / Unconscious saboteur Dear Ann Landers: My parents were divorced when I was 5, and my father married another woman. Now, 15 years later, my father is getting another divorce. Although I was never close to my stepmother, I did become f...

#48 Boyfriend talked about another girl during sex / Spontaneity missing from communication model Dear Annie: I have been dating a wonderful man for about six months. Last night, while we were in middle of making love, "Andy" asked me if I thought his buddy’s girl friend was attractive. I was stunn...

#14 How to leave impotent husband / Deceptor not safe space for truth to be told Dear Ann Landers: I have been married (in name only) for five years. I was a lonely divorcee (age 47) and John was a well-to-do widower (60) when we were married. The first night we were married I found out he was impo...

#22 How do I stop wife verbally abusing our son? / Husband needs therapy immediately DEAR ABBY: I am deeply concerned about my 9 year-old son's self esteem. My wife is constantly yelling and calling him names over trivial things. She is a perfectionist, so anything not perfect is cause for verbal a...

Dear Annie: I have been dating "Brittany" for five years. We are both 22 years old and in love. I would like to propose. Do I need to ask her father for permission? If so, when do I do it? Groom-to-Be in Long Beach, Calif. Dear Groom-to-Be: Well, aren’t you adorably quaint. These days dear you ask t...

Dear Ann Landers : I separated from my husband a year ago. Victor was a drug user, and we fought constantly. We have two children, and I felt this was not a healthy environment for them. I am a private person and do not broadcast my personal business. Victor, however, talks openly to everybody. He ...