Dear Abby: Some of my friends discuss their plans in front of me without inviting me along
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Dear Abby: I thought my roommates were also my friends. It hurts when they exclude me
I’m a woman in my late 20s, and I feel stung when friends and roommates make plans to hang out without me while I’m standing there. One close friend often reminisces to me about girls' nights and outings with our mutual friends.
Dear Abby: My boyfriend’s friend hit on me — and he’s mad at me!
I have been dating this guy for five years. Two years ago, one of his friends came on to me through a text. I told him I’m not the kind of woman who cheats. He respected that and didn’t text me again.
Dear Abby: My boyfriend is so insecure, he wants me to take a lie detector test
He wants me to take a lie detector test to prove I’m innocent. I don’t feel I should have to take one when I’m doing nothing wrong. I literally sit in my house and go nowhere but the grocery store. I don’t talk to a single person.
Dear Abby: I told my boyfriend what his pal did, and now I’m under constant surveillance
I have been dating this guy for five years. Two years ago, one of his friends came on to me through a text. I told him I’m not the kind of woman who cheats. He respected that and didn’t text me again.
Dear Abby: My boyfriend’s controlling behavior is out of control
Red flag alert! Your boyfriend’s insecurity is off the charts. His controlling behavior has nothing to do with you and everything to do with his own insecurities. What he is doing to you is sick and abusive.
Dear Abby: I’ve become a prisoner in my own home because of my boyfriend’s suspicions
After one of my boyfriend's friends made a play for me, my boyfriend quit trusting me and questions everything I do. This is even though I did nothing wrong! He even wants me to take a lie detector test.
Dear Abby: I have no one after losing my mom and shunning my sisters
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Dear Abby: My husband and I haven’t had sex in 10 years. Is my new online romance for real?
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Dear Abby: My 23-year-old daughter came home from college and is refusing to move out
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Dear James: What If Life’s Problems Are Alcohol’s Fault?
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Dear Annie: I have lost all joie de vivre, and I cannot figure out how to get it back
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