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DEAR ABBY: I recently hosted a family gathering that included my adult cousin and his wife, who live locally, and my son, daughter-in-law and their son, who traveled from Georgia to Pennsylvania to visit.

Since my son and family rarely see relatives, I thought it would be great to get everyone together. At the gathering, my son barely ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been married 12 years, and we were together five years before getting married. He's an alcoholic who has been sober for several years, but he wants to argue about everything. He has anger issues, possibly because he was in the military. His health is bad, too.

I have reached a breaking point and am thinking ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My boss doesn't set boundaries between work and our personal lives. I adore her, but the job is very stressful and comes first. She recently became engaged, and I don't know how to accept her husband-to-be. When we're all together, he's constantly on his cellphone or makes mean-spirited jabs at my husband over sports. We can't all ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have scheduled a long road trip with another couple. All four of us are retired with a zest to explore. We share common interests, enjoy each other's company and intend to share the driving. The catch is, we recently experienced the erratic driving of the other gentleman, and my wife is understandably unwilling to be in ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I recently saw on my daughter's phone that she's sending nude pictures to a "Jameson," whom she met online. She is 29 and has a learning disability. She still lives at home with me and her father. She's not able to live on her own because of her disability.

I once found out from a bank statement that she was giving thousands of ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I was in an abusive relationship for 15 years that affected my children badly. I have had emotional problems since I was a child, which caused me to stay in the relationship long past the point I should have left.

My two daughters left home at 16 and 13 to live with their fathers. Both of their fathers allowed the girls to smoke and ...Read more

DEAR ABBY: I suspect my wife had an affair some years ago. She was spending time with this man in a local bar on weekends for quite a while. I recently confronted her with the rumors going around, and she says she did nothing wrong. When she began talking about him with me one day in her bedroom, she became very emotional and cried, telling me ...Read more