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Dear Abby: Couple’s noisy canoodling bugs the neighbors

Funny at first, the racket during their many intimate moments now disturbs people and keeps them up at night.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: I wasn’t supposed to see my sister’s texts complaining about me

During a tense vacation together, it turns out she was writing to someone about her sibling’s ‘B.S.’

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Grieving friend accuses me of having affair with her husband

How do you treat someone who is in pain but also making untrue and insulting allegations?

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: I gave my keepsake ring to friend who now claims it was hers all along

She accepted the jewelry from her longtime BFF to provide strength during her cancer battle, but that turned out to be a lie as well.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Decades after their ugly divorce, my parents still keep bringing it up

Dad just disclosed an intimate detail that could prolong the blame game over the breakup.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Groom worries about tattooed cousin at his wedding

He fears the free-spirited guest, with her ink and underarm hair, will steal focus from the bride and draw ridicule.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Mom helps with our kids but favors sister’s over mine

Parent feels her son is neglected by his grandma because she looks after his cousins more often and spends more money on them.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Our widower friend is dating his niece, and we’re disgusted

The man keeps trying to make plans to hang out, but his friends want nothing to do with him.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: My mom accepts my generous gift then asks for more

When daughter offers her parents a dream vacation and free care for their child, her mother requests additional babysitting to extend the trip.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Wife hates man’s new job, doesn’t want him away

Family in turmoil as insecure woman complains constantly about her husband’s absence.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Guy I'm texting has refused to meet me — for two years

They seem like a great match but the man keeps putting off an actual date, saying he’s intimidated.

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Dear Abby: I'm uneasy about boyfriend staying in touch with exes<u> </u>

He’s a great guy who says he texts his former girlfriend because he cares about other people.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: New mom says no when her grandma wants to hold the baby

The snub is upsetting to the mother’s dad, who thinks she’s using the child as a weapon.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Close friends’ silence hurts after my wife’s passing

Grieving man reschedules the memorial service so cherished couple can attend, and they not only don’t show up, they don’t even call.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Wife is punishing me by shutting down all intimacy

It’s not just her waning libido that has cooled off the marriage, it’s also her distrust of her husband.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Grandchild is 18, never thanks us, so no more gifts

Though the teen never visits these grandparents, her mom is upset that she was left out of the giving.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Relative harasses me by giving books pushing his politics

Obnoxious brother-in-law on the other end of the spectrum ignores tactful requests to knock off the taunting.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: I can't leave my cheating wife because she's critically ill

She revealed she’s been seeing another man but now is so sick that if left alone, she could die.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Bossy sister is aggravating my mental health problems

Person with generalized anxiety disorder considers cutting ties with sibling to stop blowing up at her when she causes stress.

By Abigail Van Buren

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Dear Abby: Mom crushed as I wash my hands of jailbird brother

The man’s stealing and drug use is too much for a family reeling from the death of a child.

By Abigail Van Buren