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Abigail Van Buren

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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My husband and I have been married for six years.

By Abigail Van Buren March 18, 2023
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I have been with my boyfriend for 11 years.

By Abigail Van Buren March 17, 2023
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My 20-year-old niece, “Andrea,” came to visit her grandmother wearing a nose stud.

By Abigail Van Buren March 16, 2023
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I have a colleague who has become an amazing friend over the last few years.

By Abigail Van Buren March 16, 2023
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While shopping at the mall, I have seen too many stressed-out parents ignore or yell at their children.

By Abigail Van Buren March 14, 2023
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A dear friend, "Lorraine," contacted me because her daughter "Gabby" came out to her as bisexual and Lorraine knew I had experience with "this type of thing."

By Abigail Van Buren March 14, 2023
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I have been friends with a woman I’ll call “Blanche” for 40 years.

By Abigail Van Buren March 11, 2023
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My friend's house was severely damaged in a hurricane and she lost a lot of the contents.

By Abigail Van Buren March 10, 2023
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I am a healthy, single, 76-year-old man.

By Abigail Van Buren March 9, 2023
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My boyfriend of four years has been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.

By Abigail Van Buren March 9, 2023

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