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 ...

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 ...

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My brother died of cancer a year ago. During his entire 50-year marriage, I felt bad about the way his wife treated him. She ...

DEAR UNTHANKED: If I felt close to the daughter, I would attend the wedding. I would give her a gift, recognizing that it ...

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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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