Introverted letter writer wants to be in their house alone sometimes, but won’t ask husband for fear of a “petulant response.

My parents are in good health now, but I’m concerned I don’t have much time left with them. However, I know if I tell my husband my feelings in wanting to move it will devastate him because this is ...

Here’s the issue: whenever she introduces my husband, she calls him my “friend.” Every. Single. Time. “This is my stepson and his… friend,” she says, like we’re college roommates or something. She ...

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Fast forward to him moving in and me giving up the calls with a sigh of relief.

A reader is conflicted about whether to share what she knows of a husband’s whereabouts while he’s meant to be traveling for work.

Then I can decide with my husband, Tim, to suddenly go out for dinner (without ... I wanted to travel, take risks, get into ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I married three years ago. We both had lost our spouses to cancer. He had a house and I had a house, so, since mine was paid for, I talked him into moving into mine and ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who's husband is obsessed with publicly embarrassing her. Drobot Dean - stock.adobe.com DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married for 49 years. Of course, we’ve had our ups and downs. My ...

DEAR ERIC: I’m not happy where we live and want to move to be closer to my family. My parents are in good health now, but I’m concerned I don’t have much time left with them. However, I know if I tell ...

Diana wanted to surprise her in-laws by secretly learning their language. But during their anniversary celebration, she ...