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DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I are retired and on Social Security. We’ve both worked hard all our lives and are content living a ...
We also worry that our Social Security and Medicare benefits will be stripped away. We rely on them to live. We both paid ...
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.
A reader thinks the future seems “grim” and doesn’t know where to turn.
I am married to a man who is incarcerated. As you can imagine, it’s been hard on our family. I have two kids with him. I was ...
DEAR ABBY: I live in a very small town. My husband died a year ago and, since then, I have felt like some of these people are angry with me. Six months after he died, I had what my therapist ...
Dear Abby: I don’t know how I’ll survive if Social Security gets cut Dear Abby: I’m in love with my coworker — I don’t know to break the news to my boyfriend ...
Stories by Abigail Van Buren Dear Abby: I was hurt when my husband reached out to his first wife’s family on anniversary of her death Dear Abby: Retired couple fears loss of Social Security ...
Dear Abby: Now that I'm retired, I have friends who think I should be their go-to source for help. I have my own schedule and routine now. I like having some days free. How do I politely tell them no.
DEAR ABBY: I have a strained relationship with my sister. There has always been a lot of drama surrounding her. Over the years, she has always played the victim. We talk only if one of my parents ...
FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2025 DEAR ABBY: My father's wife, "Carole," loves to thrift-shop. She enjoys hunting for a good deal, particularly if she can find things for our 5-year-old daughter ...