Dear Gabby

Dear Abby: I love my boy friend very much, but he's not affectionate in any way. When I ask him if he loves me, he gets angry. He told me that he said he loved me once, and after that, he shouldn't have to repeat it. He says he wants an independent woman who makes no demands. Abby, I enjoy his compa...

Dear Ann Landers: I'm a gay man who reads your column regularly. Now I need your advice. "Tom" and I are in our 30s and have been partners for six years. "Janet," Tom's sister, has invited me to her wedding. Tom's mother, however, sees this as strictly a family event and has told Tom that she would ...

This post was accidentally deleted. It was submitted by bit096. Gabby,I'm in a 7 year marriage and a battle with my in-laws. My sister in-law is almost 9 years older then my husband and I, she practically raised him in there single parent home when mom used to be working two jobs. She has no kids o...

Hi Pisces: Thank you for reaching out. It's a letter in which many will see themselves. I’m going to reply to you as you should to your mother, and, to each of your relatives. For you to stick your hand into a rattler's den expecting it to not bite reveals that you have been unconscious. For you to ...

Hi MARYNAPLES: Given your addiction to blaming, badmouthing, abusing and being abused there's nothing I could say that you would act upon. There are no sentences, no strategies, no nothing having to do with you or either of them that would work. You simply have no choice but to continue to relate wi...

Hi Yankeegirl: The only way to complete this for yourself is to start looking inwards, at your cause in the matter. He’ll either heal or not; for sure he can't heal as long as you delay getting counseling for yourself, by yourself. It ain’t him. What we do know is that your present leadership-commun...

Hi Brillac1: Thanks for reaching out. If you don't have the same problem a month from now we'll know you were/are intent on resolving this problem. In other words, I don't get that you were asking for a solution, rather to dump, complain and make him wrong. This is a life transforming opportunity fo...

Hi Sami: Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You sure are carrying around lots of anger and pain. Your points would be much easier to follow and get if they were not written in anger. Your's is what's referred to as a knee-jerk reaction. You say you have choice and self determination yet you had no...

Hi MOM2B: Thanks for posting. I get your hurt. You don’t ask for help, rather your post is what’s referred to as a blaming dump. It guarantees more of the same results. In other words, how you have been communicating, your leadership communication-skills do not inspire trustworthiness. While it appe...

Dear Ann Landers: I have been married for 11 years to a terrific guy, "Chad" is a devoted husband and wonderful father. He is also a hard worker and a kind loving person. One thing about him disturbs me—he's not very good-looking. I realize this makes me seem shallow, but I can't help it. Chad has a...

Dear Abby: I'd like to pose a question. A man is dying. If I went to visit him, he would be delighted to see me. Even though I haven’t seen him in years, it would bring back happy memories for him. Neither his wife nor his children know that I exist. After much soul-searching, I have decided that I ...

#16 Husband won't get vasectomy / Upset with husband's plans for widowhood Dear Ann Landers: My husband and I have been married for 17 years and have two children, ages 16 and 13. We have agreed to not have any more children. I would like to enjoy a healthy sex life without the hassle of birth cont...

#18 Grandmother concerned about donor deceit / My child mirrors my dishonesty DEAR ABBY: My son (I'll call him Michael) was very ill with cancer at age 15, and as a result he became sterile from his chemotherapy treatments. Thank the good Lord he has made a complete recovery. However, when he marri...

Dear Abby: I have planned my last party. Out of 45 invitations mailed out, we had three RSVPs! The invitations clearly stated a date by which we needed a response, and still only a tiny percentage complied. My husband and I would not have been as upset if those 42 people had called with their regret...

Dear Ann Landers: That letter you printed about the woman whose fox fur became caught in a man's zipper reminded me of something that happened to me back in the '30s. I took a plane trip back home to visit my mother. In those days, we traveled in our best clothes, with hat and gloves. I happened to ...