This has bothered me for a while, and I just can’t get over it.

Dear Annie: My wife has a lover. When we married, I was promised that she was done with her lover. But she isn’t.

The letter from a woman who left her church because she did not want to hear political sermons brought an avalanche of mail.

Dear Annie: I'm a mom to three beautiful little boys, all under the age of 10.

I had a sister-in-law who treated my family, especially my parents, in a cruel manner.

Dear Annie: I am 74 years old.

Dear Annie: I own a bar with my best friend. We work great together.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married one year. Before we got married, he kept himself clean.

I attend a small church where the congregation does not exceed 12 members.

Our son is an educated, well-read, successful married man.

Dear Annie: I have been dating my boyfriend for two years. We are both in our mid-40s.

You recently asked readers to write in to respond to the question “What do you love most about your partner and why?” I am a pretty lucky lady!

Dear Annie: My husband and I separated two years ago.

My husband and I have been having a rough time.

I have a longtime friend with a history of enabling, starting with her own kids.

My husband has been insulin dependent for 56 years and must avoid COVID-19, so I have stayed at home during the past 10 months, away from people as well.

I was close to all my brothers when we were growing up, especially because we had no extended family around.

I am old, and I worry about falling. I have read advice to us old people on numerous websites on how to avoid falling. But one thing is missing: It is important not to hurry.

Please help me. I am in my mid-40s and have been with a man for seven and a half years.

Dear Readers: Recently, I asked you to write in with what you love most about your partners.

Dear Annie: Last month, I lost the man of my dreams, my husband. It hurts so bad without him. I don’t know what to do.

My grandchildren are not allowed to receive gifts from me.

I am an RN who does COVID-19 swabs in a tent outside my hospital for people who have been exposed or are symptomatic.

My family had a lot of heartbreak in 2020.

Dear Annie: My sister and I don't speak anymore after a falling out with our now-deceased mother.

In celebration of Valentine’s Day, I asked you to share what you love most about your partners.

Dear Annie: I have a good one for you, Annie. This past Christmas, I assembled Italian-dinner care packages for two of my neighbors, with jars of my homemade sauce, homemade meatballs, Italian bread and boxes of spaghetti.

I live in a small town with my wife of 33 years.

I’ve been at my current job for nearly 10 years. But over the last year, I’ve become very discouraged...

My stepmother is the epitome of a wicked stepmother. My sister and I are grown and have our own lives and families. ...

I’m a 49-year-old who has been dating and living with my girlfriend for almost one year now.

Dear Annie: Recent letters regarding the acknowledgment and expectation of gifts have prompted me to write about an issue that has been bothering me lately.

Dear Annie: My daughter is marrying a widower, “Hank,” with three children. The problem is with “Gail,” the mother of his late wife.

Dear Annie: I've been seeing this guy, on and off, since spring of last year.

Dear Annie: My husband is estranged from his adult children and ex-wife, through no fault of his own. H

My mom passed away three years ago, and it’s still hard on me.

Dear Annie: This is to all the parents or grandparents that have been hurt by their family because they have not been receiving calls, thank-you notes for all that they do, gifts for special occasions or a little show of care, concern or thought (and I hope this is a small population).

I have been married for 10 years this month. I am at the end of my rope with my husband.

Dear Annie: I met my wife online 11 years ago. Within six weeks of our marriage, I realized she was changing. She was trim and lovely at the start, but I feared she would let herself go -- and that is exactly what happened.

It’s just an idea, but maybe “Missing My Things’” husband has dementia, not compulsive decluttering.

Dear Readers: Seeing as Valentine's Day is around the corner and we could all use a shot of positivity, I want to hear from you:

Dear Annie: I have been in my stepson’s life since he was 6 and married to his father for 20 years. He lived in our house full time for most of the years. So I view him not just as a stepson but as one of my sons.

I have been dating this man for a little over four years, and I feel like he will never fully truly commit to me.

Dear Annie: I am recently engaged and very excited to plan my wedding with my fiance. I am also excited to have my best friends stand by my side on my special day.

A number of you wrote in concerned about the woman who is Living With Scrooge, the husband who has plenty of money but keeps his wife on a tight budget and makes her life miserable.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been together since 2008 and married since 2011.

I’ve noticed a strange habit that some people seem to have.

All my life, since I was a kid, I always got abuse, judgment and blame from my own family. Now, as an adult, I still get all of that.

Dear Annie: My daughter, “Emily,” has been dating “Ben” for almost two years.

Throughout the pandemic, I’ve noted some things that make for a successful Zoom or FaceTime call.

This letter is a message to “Fed Up,” the reader whose husband dotes on their daughters.

My fiance and I want to go back to the way we were, but it is more of a struggle for me than for him.

Dear Readers: Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Please enjoy the below expertise form one of the most important speeches in history.

I recently had to go to a big-box store to purchase something that I couldn’t get online.

I have a beautiful daughter in her mid-20s.

I am a 36-year-old man living with my father. I also have autism, and because of this, I have had difficulty in dating women.

There are three sisters in my family.

I am an attractive and well-educated divorced woman.

My youngest daughter, “Marta,” is beautiful and caring but intellectually challenged.

About six months ago, my boyfriend, "Jordan," relocated to another state for work. We've talked about my eventually moving there, too, so we could be together, but we've held off making firm plans.

My sister is 75 years old. She is a hoarder. She has lived at home her whole life ...

I'm a 39-year-old mom of four.

My boyfriend and I have been together for five years.

My wife and I have a close friend whom, in non-pandemic times, we invited over for dinner or cocktails at least once or twice a week.

My fiancee and I have been together for six years, and I am having a hard time understanding where I fit in her life.

I have been with my husband for almost nine years.

Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our early 60s and have been married for eight years.

I’ve noticed in the past several months that my 15-year-old daughter has been steadily gaining weight.

Dear Annie: I'm 76 years old and need to know if I'm behind the times where etiquette is concerned. I have never been married and have not been around "young folks" a lot, so maybe I'm just behind the times.

Like so many others, I lost my old job because of COVID-19.

Sometimes, in the course of conversation with someone who has an accent, I’ll find myself mimicking their speech.

My husband has a HUGE family.

My son has been dating a girl for a little over three years.

Dear Annie: I am a highly successful professional single mother in my mid-40s. My ex-husband and I divorced 10 years ago, and we have two wonderful children.

I read your column every day.

I am a 64-year-old truck driver from East Texas. I went to a gentlemen's club and befriended a dancer there...

Although this holiday season has looked very different for us due to not being able to travel or see loved ones, let’s try and remember the spirit of the season and that this is only temporary.

Years ago, I read the toilet seat debate in the Ann Landers column. It featured women upset about men leaving the toilet seat up after use and men defensive about it.

I have been talking with this gentleman for almost four years; we’ve been in a long-distance relationship online.

Dear Readers: The letter from No More Balloons caused quite a reaction, with many of you offering suggestions for other ways of celebrating. Here is a sampling

Dear Annie: As the holidays near in this unusual year, I'm seeking advice on how to handle a situation we've been dealing with -- poorly -- the past few years.

My husband doesn’t spend time with me anymore. We have been together for eight years and married for three. ...

I'm frustrated with my sister-in-law and the way that she plans the holidays that she hosts or organizes. ...

I am about to get married to a woman I am still madly in love with, five years after we first met.

I’m 48 years old. I’ve been a single mom since I had my first kid — in other words, since forever.

I’m confused about an issue that involves my husband. We have been separated for 13 years. ...

My mother separated from my father when I was 3.

Your responders are showing the wonderful ways they are illustrating generosity and care this season, even at the expense of their own enjoyment of the holidays.

While I don’t hate holidays, nor dread them, as “Holiday Anxiety” expressed, I don’t go “all in” either. ...

I have been with my boyfriend for 16 years.

My sister passed away in September, and I was really looking forward to spending an evening with her family during Christmas. ... Well, apparently, my ex-husband has been invited.

I am approaching my 72nd birthday.

Two years ago, I got on my then-17-year-old son for using a very derogatory term for women.

Dear Annie: I have been dating and living with my man now for one and a half years. We are not young; he’s 66, and I’m 58.

Dear Annie: I went out with a friend from high school 36 years ago, and he was my first.

My girlfriend has done a lot for my family and me, but they show little enthusiasm for her.

My husband can't sing. I'm not judging him for that, because I can't sing either. The problem is that he thinks he can.

I live in Texas in a small neighborhood and am still relatively new to this area.

I’m 65, and my boyfriend is 70.

My good friend, who happens to be in her 40s, moved back in with her parents over five years ago because of her health and for financial reasons.

This is for “Concerned Mom” whose daughter was having trouble making new friends in college during COVID-19.

Dear Annie: I've been seeing this man since we met in 2017. He hasn't introduced me to any family members or friends.

What advice would you share for families who are grappling with members who have differing opinions about what is considered safe behavior for COVID-19 and protocols for how to interact over the holidays?

I've hit a dead end and am not sure what to do.

My husband tells me that I’m cheating on him by talking to my friends and family.

Dear Readers: As we celebrate Thanksgiving, look into all of the beautiful, life-changing benefits that gratitude can have for our health and the health of the people and animals around us.

I am in my mid-20s and fortunate enough to have a job that I’ve been able to do remotely since the outbreak of the pandemic back in March.

My husband and I have two teenage children, and both of us work out of the home.

While I don’t hate holidays, nor dread them, as “Holiday Anxiety” expressed, I don’t go “all in” either....

I have two grown children living at home.

I have always dreamed of moving to Memphis, Tennessee, and would really like to do so.

A few months ago, I found out that my boyfriend was messaging a girl.

My husband and I are 72 and retired.

I am in my 40s, married, with children.

Dear Annie: I have two stepdaughters whom my wife and I have I raised since they were 7 and 10 years old.

My girlfriend and I have been together for almost two years. We are both divorced.

I am a 58-year-old woman who shares a split-level house with my adult son, "Brad."

I’m a senior at university. I’m living with my boyfriend this semester, so we’re in the same “family unit”...

My wife and I are in our early 70s.

My boyfriend is 48, and I am 39, and we have been together since May 2015. We haven’t made too many public appearances since being together.

I am the mother of four adult children.

I have a twin sister who I am very close to. In the past year, she has had her share of health problems.

We are on our second marriage and in our 60s. I believe he loves me, but Facebook is coming between us.

I am 24 years old, and my boyfriend is 64. We have been in a relationship for five years.

I have been married to a caring, sweet, very cool woman for the last 13 years.

How much can a woman take before she finally gets enough guts to leave?

I am writing in regards to your response to, “At Wit’s End.”

I am 54, from Texas, married, and feel like I am in my 70s or 80s.

Dear Annie: I am the mother of four adult children. My oldest daughter has three children, and she and her husband live an hour and a half away. They are looking to move near me next year.

My young adult daughter recently had a milestone birthday, so I asked friends and family to send a birthday card to her.

Dear Annie: I am in a relationship with a guy. He always talks about us getting married and having kids. We have been together close to a year.

I have a dilemma. My ex-husband, who is the father of our two children (ages 16 and 17), always seems to end up back in my day-to-day life.

I don’t know what to do about my husband anymore.

I’m in love, 50 years old, and frustrated.

This is about the young girl who was being bullied by some schoolgirls. Our daughter got bullied, and I want to share how my wife handled it. She invited the mothers and daughters over for coffee and dessert. She made it clear the invitation was mandatory. They all came. It was a nice meeting.

My neighbor put up wind chimes a few months ago. They are 3-foot-long pipes that make a terrible clanging noise with every sweet little breeze. I find this irritating, rude and unacceptable. I feel like it is the same concept as playing music outside all day long, which of course no one would do, especially at 3 a.m.

Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married coming on 19 years. We have two kids. Since we had children, she never seems to want to be intimate with me -- so much so that she went to her general doctor for some help. That was three years ago.

Many of the letters to you complain of ungrateful children and adults who don’t send thank-you’s, don’t call, or who are otherwise ungrateful. Too often, children (aka future adults) are taught to be takers, not givers, so they don’t build habits of giving, giving back, or sending replies. Let’s change that.

My sister-in-law of more than 40 years has again done something that I feel is disrespectful. She has taken one of my granddaughters under her wing. What’s wrong with that?

I have close friends who, in the past few years, have gravitated to both the far left and far right of the sociopolitical spectrum. It has made it hard on both my wife and me, as we sit somewhere in the middle.

I have been married for over 20 years to a woman who has been a good mom, but not a woman I am in love with. I care about her tremendously, but I have lost all interest in her romantically. She refuses to work to help with the rising cost of living and impending college tuition for two older teenage kids. She doesn’t really keep a clean house. I do as much or more of the cooking — probably as I prefer to. She wears T-shirts and, half the time, no makeup when I get home.

I am a woman in my 80s, and I like to sit and enjoy my morning daily cup of tea looking out of the upstairs window of my home. The window faces the street and has Venetian blinds that I can adjust horizontally.

My son and his fiancee are getting married next month at the courthouse in the city where they live. Due to their feelings about COVID-19 and the travel involved (they live in another state), family is not invited ...

After years of fiscal discipline, my wife and I have paid off our mortgage. We contemplated having a mortgage-burning party to celebrate but were advised this would be in poor taste and akin to bragging.

I am depressed and deeply heartbroken over the final breakup with a man whom I have loved for eight years. I went to endless therapy and even went to a wellness center in Germany to help me get over him. Nothing has worked. Here’s the backstory.

I was troubled by one particular sentence in the letter from “Missing Love,” who wanted another relationship after his wife died. He said, “My problem is that I still love her.” My husband died four years ago, and I can assure Missing Love that he will continue to love his wife, and that is a FACT, not a “problem.” What lame sort of love would it be if it just came to a screeching halt with her death?

My son and daughter-in-law have been married for about three years. She used to be a very nice girl when dating my son. When they told me they were getting married, it was just so that she could be put on my son’s health insurance because she couldn’t work anymore. I was still happy. She sold her house and moved into his house.

My husband and I are 72 and have had a good life together, raising two boys who have become really good men. ...

I come from a large family. Our mother died at a young age (39), and there were seven children at that time. ...

Dear Annie: Recently, you published a letter in which someone recommended putting a stamp on an election ballot, even if it had already had prepaid return postage, in order to hasten its delivery. That isn't how it works.

I have been with my boyfriend for 15 years. He has been a great dad to my three sons. He cooks, cleans, changes diapers and takes care of my sons when they are sick. He has no children of his own.

I have an aunty who has been there for me since my childhood. She has always had my back. My mum is absent, and this aunty the one who has filled in for her all these years. Years back, I felt like I could tell her anything and she would understand me. I adored her so much, still do.

I have been married for 34 years. Like all couples, there have been ups and downs. We have seen several counselors over the years to work with us in tough times.

My wife and I are drifting apart. I’m a recovering alcoholic of four years. I put her through a lot when I was drinking. When I got sober, I put my recovery first. I went to a lot of meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous and put her second. Now, she is seeing someone else.

I am a worried mother. My 14-year-old daughter is on a social media site with her friends. She was at a birthday party last Saturday, and apparently, all sorts of photos were taken. ...

Sunday, Oct. 4, marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week. As someone who has been impacted by a mental illness...

My aunt “Amy” has been using Facebook and Instagram to post political memes, status updates and articles that reflect a viewpoint very different from my own. The posts are negative and sometimes contain offensive language, and they are upsetting to me.

My wife and I are in our late 70s. We have two grown daughters. Twenty years ago, we retired and moved a few states to be closer to our older daughter, “Melissa,” and her children. Our younger daughter, “Allie,” lives back in our hometown. (She chose not to have kids.) Now, our grandkids are married and starting their own families.

Almost four years ago, I had a double mastectomy, and five months prior to that, a complete hysterectomy! Over time, I have had 19 surgeries. Needless to say, I haven’t felt very good about myself. In fact, I’ve felt pretty low more times than I can count.

Recently, an old friend got back in touch with me. He had gotten a divorce, and I wanted to be a friend to him because he was going through a lot of grieving.

Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for 10 years, and we've been together for 12 years. I love this guy, but his hygiene is atrocious.

Once a year, I spend a weekend over at my son’s house to babysit my grandkids. They always take a trip for their anniversary so my son asks me in advance. ...

Dear Annie: I have a dear male friend, "Trey," who is in quite a predicament. Some background on him: He suffered a lot of abuse at the hands of his mother when he was a child.

Dear Annie: I am dating this guy who’s married but separated. We’ve been doing this almost three years. I am just not feeling the love from him. Will he ever love me like I need to be loved?

My wife’s brother-in-law, “Mike,” is the family character, always quick with a quip, just a fun-loving guy, seemingly without a care in the world. He has a few flaws, which are mostly tied to his excessive drinking, but they have always been overlooked, because, well, that’s just Mike.

Dear Annie: I just found out tonight that my brother’s second-oldest adult son passed away today.

My mother-in-law is a widow and lives next door to my husband and me. I have never felt like we had privacy, as she would walk over whenever she felt like it and visit without calling first.

Dear Readers: A great many of you wrote in with wonderful suggestions for the father and stressed-out grandma who are having trouble with his ex-wife because she is making visitation with the kids difficult if not impossible.

I’m a man with a very difficult problem. My deceased wife and I separated. I was halfway through a six-month cancer treatment when she left. ...

Dear Annie: I would like your input on how to handle a tricky situation. Many times, I am asked to write a letter of recommendation or make a recommendation for someone seeking a new job or promotion.

My husband is in the high-risk category for catching COVID-19, and we have lost family and friends due to the disease. The issue is that we love seeing our grandchildren, but some people in our families view the pandemic as a “hoax” and are lax about following safety precautions.

My boyfriend follows more than 3,000 people on Instagram. And almost all of them are women. It didn’t bother me when we first started dating, because I figured that now that he had a girlfriend, he’d stop investing so much time in looking at women.

My husband and I are 77 years old. Our lake home has four bedrooms and plenty of space for family visits.

I had two brothers die within a year of each other. One was 53 and the other was 62. They were my only remaining siblings. They resided in Ohio, and I live in Arizona. I had to plan both funerals by myself and clean out and sell whatever I could of their homes and possessions.

Dear Annie: I have a friend who is of Pentecostal faith while I'm of Catholic faith. She monopolizes the conversation on her religion and doesn't allow me to talk. I hate being preached to, and she has nothing else that interests her but reading her Bible and preaching.

My boyfriend and I have been dating for about a year and a half. While maintaining separate homes, we spend the majority of our days and evenings together. I have three children and get along very well with my ex-husband and his girlfriend. My boyfriend has a son, “Tommy.”

I was a high school teacher for nearly 40 years, and, before I landed a full-time public school job, spent a year or two as a substitute.

Dear Annie: My wife and I have just celebrated our ninth wedding anniversary.

Dear Annie: As we live in an electronically connected world, there is a downside that bothers me.

Dear Annie: My adult daughter, who lives in a southern state with a notoriously high incidence of the coronavirus cases, informed us she would be bringing her boyfriend to our home when she visits us at Christmas

Dear Readers: A number of you wrote in with very touching stories about your loved ones and handkerchiefs. I’m printing a few so they bring you some comfort.

Dear Annie: I liked your response to "MYOB" and "Freedom Lover" on the subject of reporting to authorities one's neighbors for allowing their children to play together during COVID-19 times.

I don’t know if you would ever run my attached thoughts, but just writing them down has really helped me. ...

Dear Annie: I work a part-time job with great people who love their jobs. One of our co-workers got married and two of my co-workers and I went to the wedding together.

I met the man of my dreams about two years ago. He showed me what it felt like to be loved by a man for the first time. I was the happiest I had ever been — until about six months ago. I caught him in a hotel with another woman.

My sister, “Nancy,” had COVID-19 back in March and ended up spending three months in the hospital. However, before she became ill, she was evicted because of her youngest son’s drug habit.

I’m having some issues with a friend. We are polar opposites politically, and it is now causing problems. I dislike one side, which happens to be her side — and she dislikes the other, which happens to be mine.

I have been struggling with an issue for a while and need some perspective. My son married a truly wonderful woman, and they now have two sons under the age of 6, whom my husband and I adore.

Dear Annie: I had been living with a widowed man for over a year. After COVID-19 hit, his grown son and his son's then-girlfriend started coming over every weekend. I am talking about arriving on Friday and staying until Sunday. They have an hour-and-a-half drive home, and they leave so he can go to work.

My husband and I have been together almost six years and married for three. ... Anyway, ever since COVID-19 my marriage seems to be going downhill, and I don’t know what to do.

Since you wrote "Ask Me Anything," I'm taking you up on it.

I met this guy, “Bill,” through work. We hit it off. He’d told me he was single. Later, I found out through a mutual colleague that Bill had a girlfriend, “Julie,” a divorced lady with two kids, but he wouldn’t be able to marry her because his family wouldn’t approve their marriage.

I’ve been with “Robby” for three years. I just moved in with him a few weeks ago, and I’ve been discovering some unpleasant surprises while using his computer.

I am 68 years old and have been married to my husband for 44 years, and we have two children and three grandchildren. Our son has the three grandchildren, and he is close to the final decree of divorce from his wife of 13 years.

Dear Annie: My wife and I are a retired elderly couple living in a ranch-style home. Over the last four years, my wife has had some health issues and is limited in what she can do.

Dear Annie: I am a 27-year-old man who needs help. Recently, I met a guy via the internet. We hit it off and have a lot in common. In addition, he lives in the same state that I do. I've seen pictures of him, so I know what he looks like. He even gave me his phone number. I want to call him so we can stay in contact.

Dear Annie: I am a 47-year-old married woman with two teenagers. I have a good marriage, although my husband is a difficult person to live with.

Dear Annie: I have been with this guy off and on for 26 years. We are the best of friends.

My direct manager recently deleted me on the networking website LinkedIn. I have repeatedly asked him, in person and through email, why he deleted me.

I am a single mom with two kids, who are now adults. My husband is also divorced. ...

I’m 52 and have dated “Bob” for six years. We both have grown children. Last week, he said one of his two daughters “didn’t think much of me.” I like and socialize with them at family dinners.

We’re a group of about 10 over-60 high school friends who get together for brunch or dinner annually around Christmastime. “Ronnie” will always make the reservations, send out the details and grab the check. She’ll simply divide for the number and ask everyone for that amount.

Dear Annie: When I was in my 20s, I thought I was in love with a man who strung me along for his own reasons but obviously didn't love me.

Dear Annie: How do you make friends when you are older? I am 60 years old, and I’ve never been a “joiner” or good at making friends.

Dear Annie: You've probably heard this story a hundred times before. One of my daughters is in an abusive marriage.

Our local gym opened back up recently. Only half the machines are in use, to encourage social distancing, and only half the lockers and bathroom stalls are available.

I realize that this is a difficult issue on which to offer advice, but I suspect it might have widespread interest.

My father did everything he could to make my life miserable, and to deprive me of anything and everything. He treated my brother and sisters far differently, ...

I have an absolutely wonderful boyfriend who I have been with for nearly two years. The only issue we have is regarding some of my exes.

Dear Annie: I often go to a large pharmacy to pick up prescriptions. They see hundreds of customers daily, so there is no way the several pharmacists would recognize me.

I grew up with an alcoholic father. It made my childhood and teenage years incredibly difficult. It strained my relationship with my dad throughout my entire life.

My husband and I have been married for 37 years. We were separated for five years and, recently, have started spending time together again, with an interest in reuniting. But we've found that we get along better while he has his apartment and I have my apartment.

Dear Annie: I’m 73 years old and having feelings like a 17-year-old. “Richard” and I were an item in high school. It ended when my mother would no longer let me see him.

Dear Annie: I feel some days I just can’t handle our society and the cruelty of men and women toward other humans or defenseless animals.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been following the recommendations for protecting ourselves and others from COVID-19 in recent months.

I have been with my husband for 23 years now, married for the last eight. A year ago, I found out that my husband had been communicating with an old high school girlfriend without my knowledge.

Dear Annie: Every year, my sister organizes a family reunion, which is held at a local botanical garden the weekend after Labor Day.

My letter about how to deal with my wife about getting a second dog made it in your column. I never in my wildest dreams ever thought it would!

Dear Annie: I love my wife very much and try to be a good husband. However, my wife has an explosive temper.

What is the protocol when a dear friend repeatedly uses an incorrect word or incorrectly pronounces something when speaking to you?

I have been dating this guy for almost nine months, and we often talk about getting married. Yet, I find myself preoccupied with a small thing ...

Dear Annie: My daughter, “Connie,” left home when she was at 17 to join the army. I was going through a separation, and then divorce, from her father.

Shortly after I was born, my mother and biological father divorced. My mother later married the man who I grew up with and will always call “Dad.”

Dear Annie: For over four years, I was with and engaged to who I believed to be an incredible man. He was smart, funny and hardworking. We had to live in two separate states for work, but I commuted as much as I could and helped with his bills. I learned six weeks ago he has been cheating on me. I told him to go be happy.

We were in the same situation as Divided Family, anticipating an eight-hour drive to New Orleans for a family wedding we really wanted to attend....

My husband and I have been married for eight years. My first marriage ended because my ex was a serial cheater and all-around creep. "Mike" seemed to be the exact opposite. However, shortly after we were married, I found out he was checking out dating sites. I confronted him, and he deleted his accounts.

Dear Annie: About six months ago, a friend confided in me that he had been sexually assaulted a year prior by a blind date. After watching an episode of “ER,” we were talking about sexually transmitted infections, and he mentioned needing to get tested, which brought up the revelation of his assault.

Dear Annie: What advice would you give to a divorced man regarding “moving on”?

One of my elderly relatives is a real sweetheart, but she also is quite a talker.

Dear Annie: I need some advice on what to do about my daily journals. I keep a daily journal and have for many years — including during a time when my husband was an alcoholic. He’s been sober for 27 years. (We are in our late 70s.)

Dear Annie: My 26-year-old daughter is in a serious relationship with a partner 10 years her senior.

My husband and I have been married for 29 years. Three years ago, I discovered that he was having an affair....

Dear Annie: Unfortunately, after years of declining health, my wife's father passed away this year.

Dear Annie: We are fortunate to finally own lake property. We are thrilled! We have worked hard, and still work hard, to afford this luxury.

Dear Annie: I am a widow, 78 years old. I have a daughter who’s been married for 30 years or more, no children.

Dear Annie: I am beside myself. I am tired and frustrated. I married my husband over 17 years ago. He is 11 years older than me. When we married, he had a teenage son. Shortly after we married, his son, in his senior year, decided to go live with his mother on the other side of the world. He would keep in touch with his dad by phone and visit once a year.

Dear Annie: I guess I need to be brought into 2020 on an issue of wedding etiquette. I lived for several years in the Deep South, and it was a common practice to feed your family before attending a wedding, BBQ or other function, especially when you had children.

Dear Annie: I am a female, 67 years old, living alone, no children, and my house is paid for. I live in Virginia.

I’m recently divorced and seeing someone. We talk openly about our divorces and ex-spouses....

Dear Annie: What's the correct etiquette for giving gifts for "reverse order" weddings? I have seen several times where a couple will first have a small civil ceremony to get married without the immediate expense of a formal wedding.

Dear Annie: My husband is in his late 50s and works in road construction. Every time that he is assigned to a job that lasts at least six to eight weeks, he always seems to start trying to pick up a female co-worker, usually in the age range of 25 to 35.

The COVID-19 pandemic broke my relationship. I was with my guy for 14 years, and we live in different towns. ...

Dear Annie: For 25 years, a very close couple would get together with us for a nice meal. We did lots of things including trips and outings. Eighteen months ago, my friend suddenly died.

Dear Annie: I am about to retire. I don’t want to sit around watching TV after retirement, so I’d like to adopt a retired greyhound to keep me company. I had hoped to have him or her certified as my therapy dog.

Would you happen to know a dating site that isn’t crazy expensive and that would allow me to find someone who’s not fake?

I understand what “Unable To Open Up” is saying.

Please help me with a problem I’m having at home.

I am concerned about several of my six siblings. We were brought up very strictly, and we experienced shame if we missed church or sinned.

Dear Annie: I’m an older gent who has been doing weight training for years.

Dear Annie: My concern is my husband of 15 years. After we got married, I caught him looking at porn.

Dear Annie: I am new to your column, so I’m not sure what all you’ve shared with the public about mental illness.

Dear Annie: We have two daughters, ages 30 and 32. They are both educated professionals.

Dear Annie: Why am I in a quandary? Because I have been married most of my adult life, and I feel almost nothing for my partner of 33 years, and I’m sure we are both just going through the motions of the relationship.

Dear Annie: My live-in girlfriend and I, both 58 years old, have a dilemma.

Dear Annie: I am an alcoholic, in recovery for five months now.

Dear Annie: My wife and I have a 20-year-old son, “Joe,” who has “failure to launch” syndrome.

Dear Annie: I lost my wife to cancer two weeks ago after a two-year battle, with surgery and radiation treatments.

My wife’s nephew got married about four years ago.

I have been seeing this guy for about eight months now and don’t know how to explain what the situation is.

Dear Annie: Our 48-year-old daughter decided four years ago to legally change her name and deny us as family.

Dear Annie: When my brother-in-law is sick, he loves to cough: He says he wants to spread his germs around.

Dear Annie: Last year, I lost my dad. He had stage IV cancer, but that’s not what killed him.

Dear Annie: Reading your column on grieving, I was reminded of a quote I read regarding a parent’s grief upon losing a child.

Dear Annie: This is another letter about an alcoholic woman. I believe the people around her are enabling her drinking.

Dear Annie: I am writing in regard to “Concerned Mom,” whose daughter suffers from dumping syndrome

I have been in a relationship with my boyfriend for a year and a half.

Dear Annie: I’m 68; my sister is 66. We live far apart. She prefers talking on the phone. I prefer texting with her.

Dear Annie: My brother recently told me that my sister-in-law (his wife) was anxious about an upcoming family lunch we’d both be at because she thought I was mad at her.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been together for just over a year and a half.

Dear Annie: I’m having a difficult time accepting my parents for what I perceive as stinginess.

Dear Annie: I play in a ladies senior softball league.

Every Sunday, my family and I go over to my mother’s house for dinner.

My heart went out to the couple in today’s paper — the letter from the woman in her late 20s who is having problems with infertility.

Dear Annie: This has been bothering me for several years. I am 75 years old.

My stepson said many nasty, derogatory, hurtful things about his recently deceased father.

My spouse and I are in our 70s, with numerous health issues. We decided we needed to sell our large home and move to something easier to maintain.

Dear Annie: We live across the street from a married couple — man and woman — who have a 16-month-old girl.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for almost 29 years.

Many of you were touched by the husband “Anonymous,” who wrote a letter about the loss of his wife to the disease of alcoholism.

I want to thank you for your response to the man who wrote to you concerning getting closure with the father who had abused him.

Dear Annie: Recently, during a visit from my 50-year-old son, I was bullied, threatened, taunted and treated cruelly by him.

Dear Annie: I’m 29 and single. I’m proud to have worked my butt off since college and am now seeing the fruits of my labor.

Dear Annie: My very good friend “Pamela” has a son who recently got married. The wedding took place in the middle of September. The bride decided at the beginning of December that she didn’t want to be married. My question is this: Who gets the gifts?

Dear Annie: I am writing about our 23-year-old daughter, who is having trouble with her digestive system.

Every December, my ex-mother-in-law organizes a holiday party for all of the women from her side of the family.

People who complain about giving gifts and not getting one in return should remember an old saying.

Again, it is time to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. He would have been 91 on Jan. 15.

Dear Annie: About a year and a half ago, I met a woman whom I liked very much.

Dear Annie: Our beloved family dog, Dasher, passed away last year.

Dear Annie: I have a problem with my friend “Julie” that I’m not sure how to handle. She’s a really good friend in many ways. She’s always there when I’m going through hard stuff. She’s generous with food and gifts and other thoughtful gestures.

Dear Annie: I am a 32-year-old married man with two children.

Dear Annie: I am in my 60s, as are my brothers and sisters, and we’re all retired.

Dear Annie: I read your column daily and always like your tough love and sensible advice.

Dear Annie: My husband, “Robert,” and I moved back to our hometown several years ago to help with aging parents.

Dear Annie: I’m a little chagrined to admit that we can’t come up with a solution to this situation by ourselves, but we are really stumped.

Dear Annie: I have a 31-year-old son who has always struggled with mental illness issues.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for five years. We are in our early 30s and child-free. We talked about having children before we got married. At the time, we were both very much on the fence.

Dear Annie: Since I was a little girl, I’ve always known I wanted to be a mother.

Dear Annie: New Year’s Day is approaching, and it’s time for new resolutions. I’m ashamed to say that mine will be the same it is every year. My goal is to get into shape. Each year, I start with a few workouts but quickly fall back into my old lazy routine and let my diet slip.

Dear Annie: My wife is an alcoholic.

Dear Annie: My former boyfriend has a wife in the Philippines.

Dear Annie: My husband and I are in our mid-60s and have been married for 45 years.

Dear Annie: I’ve dated my boyfriend for more than 12 years. We got along fine when his grown kids were out of the picture, but now they’re back living with him. His youngest is 21, yet he treats them like infants. The daughters are manipulating and controlling.

I am writing this letter to warn your readers about an alarming trend that I have noticed over the last decade. Namely, parents will attend their kids’ sporting events, but then spend most of the time on their smartphones.

Dear Annie: When I was growing up, my father used to tell my brothers and sisters and me how important it was to set New Year’s resolutions.

Dear Annie: Lots of people need nothing, but everyone wants something.

Dear Annie: I am a clinical social worker and have some training in, and experience with, domestic violence in my work. I think you do a fine job educating and counseling people.

Dear Annie: My son, who was in the U.S. Army for 13 years and became a major, took his own life.

Dear Annie: There is an elderly man who attends daily Mass at my church.

Dear Annie: I lost my wife of 32 years, and two months after, I lost my son. I will never be the same. How can I get through this?

As the parent of a 16-year-old daughter who does a fair amount of babysitting, I wanted to vent about how inconsiderate I find many “parents” in dealing with babysitters.

Dear Annie: I recently retired, and my younger brother is still working in a high-pressure job.

Dear Annie: My wife of more than 31 years recently passed away.

Dear Annie: About two years ago I was pregnant with my firstborn.

Dear Annie: I was a lousy husband.

Dear Annie: One of my cousins lives about two hours away.

Dear Annie: I smoked cigarettes for 18 years and tried to quit many different times.

Dear Annie: Christmas is coming up, and I like to give each of my friends and neighbors a little something.

Dear Annie: It seems as if many people are looking for an alternative to buying things for people for Christmas out of habit.

Dear Annie: Since 2013, my mother has inherited $475,000, which she has cast into a bonfire of casino losses, church donations, failed business investments and undisclosed other ventures.

Dear Annie: With the holidays coming up, and people going here and there for dinner at others’ houses, I would like to know why some people feel they can just sit on their butts after the big meal (or before), while the others, always the same ones, get up and clean up!

Dear Annie: Christmas is around the corner, and my mother has asked me to host Christmas at my house.

Dear Annie: My wife and I are both 86 years old and retired from meaningful careers.

My husband, “Fred,” and I have been married for 58 years.

Dear Annie: I’m in my last year of a pre-university study program and need to choose a university program in a couple of months.

Dear Annie: I used to love the holidays, but now I am dreading them. I have recently been divorced.

Dear Annie: My daughter recently passed from complications of myasthenia gravis.

Dear Annie: It seems impossible for me to mend my relationship with my son. He is 38 and I am 68. Back when he was 22, he came out of the closet and told us he was gay. It took me nearly two years to accept that, and two years of hardly talking. Finally, I accepted it — with a few years of counseling.

Dear Annie: My wife and I feel we are being taken advantage of by our family and friends.

Dear Annie: I am having a problem with my mother-in-law and my husband. She is a control freak who wants to control my husband. His sister died a year ago, and his mother told him she wanted to have a memorial dinner at our house. She never spoke to me about it. In fact, she doesn’t speak to me at all, due to a prior bad experience.

I am writing in response to the letter from “Concerned Care-Daughter,” who said she was approaching caregiver burnout.

Dear Annie: My husband, “Craig,” is an attentive, considerate and truly loving partner. The one quality that causes me to lose sleep is this: He is in his late 70s, yet he enjoys the attention of young women, ranging in age from their 20s to their 60s.

Dear Annie: A close friend’s father died suddenly two months ago, and she’s been distant ever since. We’re relatively young, and this is my first experience having a close friend lose a parent.

Dear Annie: My wife does not work outside the home.

Dear Annie: Our best friend’s son just got married in July. We gave them a generous check as a gift at the beginning of June when we saw the son and his fiancee at dinner. We were not going to be attending the wedding later in the month due to a prior engagement.

Dear Annie: About 65 years ago, my 20-year-old sister, “Pat,” had an affair with a married man that resulted in the birth of my nephew, “Harry.”

Dear Annie: I rarely felt heard by my outgoing husband, who talked for hours with others. We have been married for 54 years.

Dear Readers: I am printing these two letters together to remind anyone who is in an abusive relationship to leave as soon as possible.

Dear Readers: A great many of you wrote in expressing concern for Whiskers and her owner. Your letters bring up a number of insightful points about the correlation between animal abuse and spousal and child abuse.

Dear Annie: My group of girlfriends is planning our annual ski trip for February.

Dear Annie: My husband and I went to dinner with his sister and her husband, who live in another state.

Dear Annie: I always enjoy sharing my baked goods and also my soups with my neighbors. Some will return the favor by making items for me. I never expect them to reciprocate, though I know I always try to reciprocate when people do things for me.

Dear Annie: Both my wife and I are in our 80s, and we like to take walks together.

Dear Annie: I was the one who set off a whole flurry of responses because I wrote that I hated being old, hated the wrinkles and hated the condescension and obligatory solicitousness that people showed to old people just because they were old.

Dear Annie: I’d like to hear from people who were children of a mother with Contamination OCD.

Dear Annie: I’ve been in a relationship for two years now, and I have decided that he really is selfish. I’m 24, and he’s 25. Everyone in my life is fed up with him, including my parents. They tell me how I should be treated, and he’s not doing it.

Dear Annie: My husband is controlling. Everything has to be his way.

Dear Annie: I read your column in the local paper, and I’ve notice that folks always write in to say that they are older and alone or in a new town — “How do I make friends,” etc.

Dear Annie: My so-called “best friend” (she was the maid of honor at my wedding) ghosted me right after my wedding 23 years ago.

Dear Annie: Soldiers still cry 50 years after their experiences with horrendous trauma.

Dear Annie: I have been my mom’s power of attorney and medical proxy since she was deemed incompetent with a dementia diagnosis five years ago.

Dear Annie: Recently, we had new neighbors move in beside us. They are extremely nice people, and we like them very much. However, there is one problem: They drop in unannounced.

Dear Annie: Please remind your readers how important it is to RSVP. My 6-year-old granddaughter was so excited about her birthday party and having her friends come over.

Dear Annie: I would like to use your column as a platform to urge everyone reading to get a flu shot.

Dear Annie: I live in the Midwest. My husband and I have a good friend who dines with us quite often, usually once or twice a week, as well as on holidays.

Dear Annie: I read your column almost every morning, and I’d love to hear your advice on my situation.

Dear Annie: My son was married eight months ago and now lives on the other side of the country.

Dear Annie: When I lost our son to suicide in 2012, there were no words to take away the pain.

Dear Annie: My neighbor has a huge tree growing squarely in the middle of her yard. The tree is so big that a limb crashed down and broke part of a fence I share with another neighbor. I was left with the repair and the cleanup.

Dear Annie: I guess my question is more just about the state of my life. I went to great schools, played college sports, got married to a wonderful woman, and we have four terrific children. We live in a nice house. Yet despite all these outward appearances of success, I don’t feel satisfied.

Dear Annie: I’m a 62-year-old woman. Twelve months ago, at my check up, my doctor recommended that I eliminate animal products from my diet due to high cholesterol and high blood pressure.

Dear Annie: Every day, I see kids in the front passenger seat with their feet on the dashboard.

Dear Annie: I’ve been divorced for a long time. My ex-husband, “Joe,” is living with “Sue.” She is the one who broke us up. I don’t care about that part anymore; she can have him.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend broke up with me pretty suddenly and over the phone right after spring semester ended.

Residing in an assisted living center is what scares me.

Dear Annie: There is a family in our congregation, “Fred” and “Wilma,” who have two kids who are the same age as ours. My wife is friends with Wilma, and the kids all get along well. The problem is Fred. He’s a fat jerk.

Dear Annie: Having been a registered nurse for the past 40 years, I have seen many changes in health care. I believe that nursing is a calling and not just a career. In my initial, youthful bliss, I took great joy in helping people in their hour of need. Patients and families were grateful and appreciative for every little thing that was done for them.

Many of my friends love to get out on the dance floor and dance the night away. I’ve never enjoyed dancing...

Dear Annie: My sister and her husband are both in their mid-80s and live on a farm.

Dear Annie: I’ve had a HUGE sweet tooth all my life. I have also always been very active, and I eat healthy foods. However, I’m nervous that this is not enough to balance my intake of sugary goodies.

Dear Annie: I have worked in the same office for 18 years. For many years, there were five of us in our division: three women and two men. One of the men left for a different job a year ago, and he was replaced by a woman, “Carla,” who is very difficult to work with. In fact, I’m convinced that she is a liar and a troublemaker.

Dear Annie: I consider myself to be a self-aware social media poster. However, there is a family member on Facebook who posts her child care needs at least once a week. She posts the day and time she needs and has said the names of the children who need a sitter. She has three children.

Dear Annie: Finding topics of conversation can often be difficult during long visits. Since “Grinding My Teeth” feels that this may be the last time she and her husband will visit with these in-laws, why not take this opportunity to encourage these people to talk about their lives?

Dear Annie: My husband of 42 years discovered a new way of breathing, and it has made me scared to death. I am afraid that he might die in his sleep.

Dear Annie: My wife left me a little over a year ago.

Dear Annie: I am looking for some help in dealing with my alcoholic, grossly overweight brother-in-law.

Dear Annie: Recently, my girlfriend had a dinner party for six people. One of the guests took it upon herself to bring her dog to the affair. I was livid.

Dear Annie: I cannot tell you how elated I was to read the letter from “Eating and Satisfied.”

Dear Annie: My sister started smoking cigarettes when she was 18 and still smokes today at 48. She has quit several times over the years, but then she goes back to smoking again and again. Her husband and children want her to quit, and my older brother goes ballistic on the subject -- yelling and screaming at her when she goes outside to light up.

My boyfriend, “Joseph,” grew up in a lower-income household in what we would now call a “food desert.”

Dear Annie: I had to respond to the letter, “Sleepless in Los Angeles,” about the 6-year-old who insisted that her parents sleep with her. My husband and I had a similar problem. I was a nurse and worked on the swing shift, which meant I did not get home till 11:30 at night. Dad had to feed our four kids and see that they had their baths and got to bed.

Dear Annie: My stepfather loves to volunteer for community work.

Dear Annie: My mother has been a bad drug addict for most of my life.

Dear Annie: I graduate from college in December (hopefully), and before then I have some important decisions to make about my future.

Dear Annie: My boss considers me a friend.

Dear Annie: I’m about to be a sophomore in college, and I am on summer break. I have not really talked to any of my friends from college since we have all been busy with internships and traveling.

Dear Annie: I’m a 30-year-old male in my first year of marriage to a charming, beautiful woman, “Sonny.” I am madly in love with this woman, and she says the same to me. This is a second marriage for both of us. Unfortunately, I’m finding out that she has lied to me about a number of things, and my love for her is being weakened by these revelations.

Dear Annie: I’m often frustrated when people say that family always comes first.

Dear Annie: After more than 40 years addicted to meth, and being an alcoholic, I have been clean and sober for two years now and I am nothing like the old me.

Dear Annie: I have a 40-year-old son who seems to think I am his personal piggy bank.

Dear Annie: I am 68 years of age and actually very lonely. Most of my friends have either moved on or passed away. I don’t make close friends very often because I don’t trust too many people. I guess I expect a lot.

Dear Annie: I’m heading to college next year and am scared of making new friends.

Dear Annie: Your recent letter from, “Grieving My Childhood,” reminded me of a very old German song, written by a renowned clergyman, that begins with the line, “Der Mond ist aufgegangen.”

Dear Annie: We have a son and daughter-in-law who live in Wisconsin, while we live more than 1,200 miles away in Florida.

Dear Annie: I want to change my career path to pursue what I really want to do in life. I have two kids, a 2-year-old son and a 3-year-old daughter.

Dear Annie: My family moved from Shanghai four years ago and have settled in a lovely home in California.

Dear Annie: I have been with my boyfriend for six years.

Dear Annie: Several years ago, after my late husband passed away, I reconnected with an old friend whom I’d dated in high school.

Dear Annie: I met a great gal. We seem really good together most of the time, but here’s the rub. She has a dog.

Dear Annie: I have a problem I’ve been struggling with for quite some time. I am in my late 40s and have been married for over half my life. For the past five years or so, I have been dealing with the idea that I may be gay. I have always kind of felt that I could be, but I went the traditional route and married a man.

Dear Annie: Recently, I stayed with my niece and nephew while my brother and his wife took a trip. This seems like a trivial problem, but I know it can lead to serious health issues in the long run. Neither of my brother’s teenaged kids brushed their teeth regularly.

Dear Annie: I have a problem that many other mothers-in-law may have, but mine has a twist.

Dear Annie: Recently, I was contacted by a person who had just received results from a popular online DNA test, which I had also taken some time ago.

Dear Annie: Frequently, we read letters from your readers who are mystified about the fact that when they send a card or a package carefully wrapped and mailed, the recipient does not even think about the fact that love played a major role in this.

Dear Annie: I am part of a cooking club that meets the second Tuesday of each month. Each member buys food and we cook a recipe chosen by the host. There are 15 members. Each has to host once every 15 months. We are all females in our 50s or 60s.

Dear Annie: The problem is not with our son, but his wife.

Dear Annie: I live out in the country and have found a consistently wonderful kennel for my dog.

Dear Annie: Recently, I got married after being single and a widow for 23 years. My husband and I are in our late 70s and very active. We went on a tour to the Midwest. There was a very attractive 70-plus woman with whom I noticed my husband flirting, and she with him. I mentioned that I did not appreciate the attention he was throwing her way, and he assured me it was all in fun.

Dear Annie: We are grandparents who have adopted our twin 9-year-old grandchildren, a boy and a girl. They have lived with us permanently since they were 2 years old. They have separate bedrooms upstairs but have always slept together.

Dear Annie: My wife and I are approaching 50 years of marriage.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I are coming up on our sixth anniversary.

Dear Annie: I live in a large apartment building in a very safe part of town. It’s an older building, and all of the mail for the complex is in one room. Large packages are placed by the mailbox in that room rather than brought up the four flights of stairs.

Dear Annie: My friend has been dating the same guy for about a year, and I have always gotten along with him just fine.

Dear Annie: I’m getting sick of my living situation. After college, I moved in with a very close family friend. He has an awesome house right by the beach and was kind enough to offer me his spare bedroom for very cheap rent while I’m still looking for a full-time job.

Dear Annie: I’m a grandmother to five children. My son Brian and his wife, Amanda, have a 3-year-old and a 6-month-old together.

Dear Annie: I had a falling out with my elder brother. It happened when the whole family had gotten together for Thanksgiving dinner.

Dear Annie: My wife is nuts.

Dear Annie: I’m writing because I hope the person this will help most will read it.

Dear Annie: I am a divorced male in my early 50s.

Dear Annie: I have a friend who has experienced a difficult life, including abuse, cancer and loss.

Dear Annie: I’m a 70-year-old man happy to still be working and productive. I work with a great crew of seven other people, but I don’t know how to handle this particular situation.

Dear Annie: My son is 7 years old and is attending a soccer camp this summer. He is an average player and loves the game, and he has made friends at the camp. The problem is that one of the boys is a bully, and he targets my son all the time, calling him “a bad player” and kicking the soccer ball right in his face.

Dear Annie: I work in a big city. After work, I enjoy going to the local bar. I’ve been doing this for three years, and everything was fine -- with occasional problems -- until the past few months. Now it is what I seem to be living for.

Dear Annie: I finally realized that I cannot change people or their behaviors. I can only change mine. Now, how I react? I am working on that.

Dear Annie: I have been dating my boyfriend for two years now.

Dear Annie: I am writing because I’m seeking your help about my relationship with my 30-year-old granddaughter, “Nadia.”

Dear Annie: My husband constantly lies by omission of details of what he has done.

Dear Annie: I’m freshly moved out of my parents’ house.

Dear Annie: I am a grandmother who is seeking your advice about my married granddaughter. Her father is my son. Her parents divorced when the children were quite small. My son was awarded custody of my granddaughter and her brother. We did our best to provide help to our son and the children. The mother has a drug addiction. We provided monetarily, we babysat, took them food and did other similar things to help out.

Dear Annie: My husband and I are very close. We have been married for 27 years and agree on most things and share many common interests. There is only one issue where we differ, and I’d like to hear suggestions for how I can help him to change, so he will join me in my daily walks.

Dear Annie: My mother very sadly passed away in January from cancer.

Dear Annie: My older brother is disabled. He was quite functional after he first had a stroke, but did not take care of himself.

Dear Annie: I will be moving soon — several states away — and I’m torn about the state of my relationship. I’ve been with my significant other for five years. That’s not something I can easily let go of. But we have been growing apart for some time now, and we’ve discussed that we both feel we’ll break up eventually.

Dear Annie: Am I the only one who feels that life is too complicated these days and that I feel absolutely powerless when it comes to calling a big company to get service? I am old enough to remember the days when we bought a television, put it in the car, drove home, plugged it in, played with the “rabbit ears” for a minute and then were able to watch TV.

Dear Annie: I’m getting married in a few months, and I’m paying for everything myself.

Dear Annie: I will turn 65 this year and can’t help but look back on my life. For the most part, until recently at least, I was feeling very satisfied. I was married right out of college, at 22, to the wrong person, and we split up after 10 months. She has since been married four times. But I found the ideal person for me, and we were married when I turned 30 and have been together — happily — ever since.

Dear Annie: I have discovered something that your readers might find helpful, and if you agree, I hope that you will print my letter. For the past 20 years, I have wanted to lose the same 10 pounds. In fact, I have lost them dozens of times and then regained them after going off whatever diet I tried. And I have tried them all!

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 1½ years, though we started going out more than three years ago.

Dear Annie: I find that I have a real problem with aging. When a flight attendant nicely says, “This way, young lady,” I want to punch him.

I just read the letter from “Missing My Son” and felt compelled to write a response. I, too, was in a bad marriage for 17 years. ...

Dear Annie: This is to the woman whose 81-year-old mother was about to be scammed out of $10,000. I would suggest that you get your mother’s bank involved.

Dear Annie: My in-laws who live across the country have basically tricked us into agreeing to host them for almost a month.

Dear Annie: I’ve been going through a lot lately, and it’s taken an emotional toll. Among other things, I’m in love with someone I can’t have.

Dear Annie: I have a message I hope you will please share. The last several years have seen numerous natural disasters. The human toll has been great, but there are thousands of other victims that have no voice. Pets, especially cats, are left behind. I encourage all pet owners to have a disaster plan for their pets.

Dear Annie: I have some co-workers who irritate me.

Dear Annie: I have a friend who I have known for many years, and suddenly I have noticed that she is getting possessive with me.

Dear Annie: I used to drink coffee only now and then, just for enjoyment. But since my job has become more intense and stressful, I’ve found myself needing at least a cup a day to keep me alert and functioning at full capacity.

Dear Readers: A recent column talked about someone being grossed out when entering a bathroom stall because the previous occupant failed to flush.

Dear Annie: I endured a very traumatic childhood. I was verbally abused. I was physically abused. I was sexually abused and raped.

My grandfather was violently abusive to his wife, and then his daughter (my mother), and then to me. He was also very racist — he punished me for having a black friend in grade school — and just generally cruel.

Dear Annie: As much as I hate to admit it, I think about divorce practically every day. Divorce, however, isn’t something I want.

Dear Annie: I hope this is not out of your area, but I have a parking-related question for you.

Dear Annie: A few years ago, I joined a duplicate bridge group in town and got paired with an older man who had just broken up with his partner.

Dear Annie: I wanted to send you my observation about your advice and columns: You are outstanding! Your replies are heartfelt, and I feel your compassion.

Dear Annie: I need to vent here. I have a group of girlfriends, and there is one, “Melanie,” who dominates the conversation.

Dear Annie: I’m sitting at Reagan National Airport close to dinnertime.

My son has prosopagnosia, which is a neurological condition characterized by the inability to recognize the faces of familiar people.

Dear Readers: Fathers and father figures deserve more than one day of recognition for all their work and love, and the amount of beautiful words send in reflected this. Below are a few more moving tributes submitted for Father’s Day.

Dear Readers: Below are just a few of the very touching and beautiful tributes you submitted for Fathers Day. It was so nice to read about all of the love, gratitude and humor you expressed about your fathers. Happy Father's Day.

Dear Annie: I have known one of my friends, “Pam,” for more than 50 years, and at times she has been a very good friend.

Dear Annie: I lived with my husband for 50 years. We met spontaneously, and I moved in with him soon afterward.

Dear Annie: My daughter was 14 weeks pregnant when the baby died.

Dear Annie: My 81-year-old mom and I live together.

Dear Annie: My wife and I have three perfect grandchildren, ages 1, 5 and 7. We love watching them at least one day a week.

Dear Annie: When did airplane seats become so small? I hadn’t flown in six years until this past spring, when I booked a flight to attend a family wedding. I reserved a window seat so that I could relax in comfort. But the experience was anything but comfortable.

My youngest is set to move out of the family home in the next month or two.

Dear Annie: My office mates and I enjoy a good prank as a way of keeping things light.

Dear Annie: Growing up, my siblings and I would make fun of my mom’s snoring all the time. To be fair, the noise seemingly could wake the dead; she sounded like she was sawing logs every night. Her snoring became one of our favorite family jokes, and to this day it’s brought up on a pretty regular basis.

Dear Annie: I’m a mother to five beautiful children.

Dear Annie: I lived in a bad marriage for more than 25 years.

Dear Annie: I want to take a cross-country road trip — just me, myself and the highway.

Dear Readers: Though I do my best to keep my personal life out of this column, I’m writing today about something that has deeply impacted me. A person very close to me was recently diagnosed with stage IV esophageal cancer.

I was overwhelmed by the love and empathy that many of you expressed for “Just Existing,” the man who was hoping to fade away from life.

My husband and I bought a house in a safe neighborhood 12 years ago primarily because it has a great school district. We have two children, a boy and a girl, and I am writing about our oldest child...

Dear Annie: Our daughter, “Jenny,” is graduating from college in a few weeks, and my husband and I are very proud. We were unable to afford college, but once we had a child, we knew how important it was for her to go. My husband has worked in a factory his whole life and two years ago became a supervisor.

Dear Annie: I was brought up to say, “Excuse me,” when someone was in the way and I needed to pass. I have noticed when I say this to younger people they reply, “Oh, you’re fine,” and don’t move.

My boyfriend and I have been dating for almost five years now. He says that he wants to get married soon; however, he is almost 30 and we still don’t live together.

Dear Annie: I am a waiter in a restaurant and enjoy my job. I am 34 years old and struggled to find work that I like before I found this job. I really love being a waiter. The customers are mostly friendly, the food is good, and I try to make eating at our restaurant an enjoyable experience for all diners.

Dear Annie: I have three grandchildren from my stepdaughter who live in another city. Their mom has said that she plans to come and visit with the kids this summer. One of the children has a lot of mental health issues.

Dear Annie: Our dear grandson is 5. He’s bright, energetic, kind and wonderful.

Dear Annie: Over the summer, my sister was raped. She chose not to report it.

Dear Readers: We were overwhelmed with letters about the college admissions scandal, and this is a continuation of yesterday’s column, filled with questions, criticism and praise from my many talented and brilliant readers.

Dear Readers: Many of you have strong opinions about the college admissions scandal, and because there were so many thoughtful replies, I am devoting a few columns to reprinting some of the feedback to my proposed solution of fining the parents to pay for scholarships:

Dear Annie. I have a 6-year-old daughter who won’t go to sleep on her own. She has an innate fear of staying alone in her room.

Dear Annie: I have chronic back pain thanks to sciatica. I chose to treat it with physical therapy and exercise, and I take muscle relaxers and or anti-inflammatory drugs when the pain really flares up.

Dear Annie: My husband and I moved to another state following our retirements a few years ago. We moved to a resort town six hours away from my brother “Billy” and his wife, “Patty.”

Dear Annie: I’m having a hard time trying to keep in touch with my boarding school friends.

Dear Annie: I am in my 80s and recently lost my beloved sister-in-law, who was 90.

Dear Annie: I’ve been in this relationship for five years now, and my boyfriend, “Steve,” still puts his adult daughter, “June,” before me.

Dear Annie: I’ve been with my significant other for five years.

Dear Annie: My husband and I have very different television interests.

I’ve been working as professional for more than 10 years, and I’m arriving at the point in my career where I’m now responsible for spending more time meeting with clients.

We plan on having our daughter write out a thank-you card to those who give her a gift and help celebrate her big day.

Dear Annie: Over the years, I’ve read a number of beautiful Mother’s Day poems and notes in Ann Landers’ column.

Dear Annie: I am an older gay man. The bullying started when I was young.

Dear Annie: I’m caught in a cycle of being too busy, tired and stressed out to ask my family for help with household chores.

Dear Annie: I am in a relationship with a 71-year-old woman.

Dear Annie: Your recent column signed by “Blamed for Bedlam” struck a chord with me, and I’d like to share my story.

Dear Annie: I’ve been married for 32 years, but my wife and I have never made a great pair.

Dear Annie: Recently, I met “Todd” through a friend of a friend. I went back to school to study graphic design a couple years ago and will be graduating this fall.

Dear Annie: I’ve been working at the same company for the last 10 years.

Dear Annie: I just turned 39 and am freaking out about my next birthday, when I will go from being a young person to a middle-aged person.

We raised our children in church, and then lost our religion. There were so many reasons for that, but there’s no going back to any church in the future.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I have been together for seven years.

Dear Annie: I had my 14th birthday two weeks before I gave birth to my son. The hardest thing I have ever done was to sign the paper for him to be adopted.

Dear Annie: My friend Jess and I recently moved into a three-bedroom apartment together.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend’s mother was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. It’s been really hard on him and his family. I’ve been trying to be there for him as best I can, but it seems like I’m always saying the wrong thing.

Why do some people stand in your way — in restaurant waiting areas, on sidewalks, etc. — and refuse to move? When they’re blocking you, what is the correct way to get past them?

My wife and I have a perpetual disagreement with each other about cleaning. I tend to be neat and organized. My wife tends to be messy and disorganized....

I am in my 70s, have been married for 42 years and have three grown children. I found out two years ago that I had a child with a woman I had dated 10 years before I met my wife.

Dear Annie: Every summer for the past 15 years, my mother has insisted on driving 1,500 miles to spend 10 days with me. We have had some really fun visits, but now she is 88 years old and just had heart surgery. She frequently falls despite using a walker.

I’m in a really bittersweet situation. I hit it off with a friend who happens to live quite far away....

Dear Annie: My co-worker, “Jane,” is the front-desk person and has a bird’s-eye view to everything.

Dear Annie: I am hoping you can help me sort this out. I am an avid animal lover, and I have had animals all my life. I am now on the brink of turning 65 and have no pets.

My problem is that my friends are highly critical of everything I try on, but not of each other.

Mother’s Day and Father’s Day always present a dilemma for my family, and I was hoping you and your readers could offer some advice.

My three siblings and I are in a terrible situation right now over our 88-year-old mother.

My husband has a friend, “Ralph,” who is half his age and was recently married. Ralph’s wife, “Katherine,” is always texting my husband, and not me, to make plans to go out to eat.

Dear Annie: My best friend and I agree on almost everything, but something has come up that has caused us to argue, and we decided to turn to you for advice. We both have children who are in their first year of high school, and when they graduate they want to go to college.

Dear Annie: I am feeling so conflicted. My niece, “Melanie,” is getting married in June.

Dear Annie: My oldest sister has five grown children. Four live out of town, and one lives with his mother. My sister has never been able to stand up for herself very well.

Dear Annie: I am trying to decide if I should print out the following letter and give it to my wife. What do you think?

Dear Annie: For the past four years, I have taken a yoga class at our local senior center.

Dear Annie: Usually active and energetic, I will be turning 80 in the spring. How I dread that birthday! Once my favorite season, spring now haunts me.

Dear Annie: I enjoy my job, but I’m not satisfied.

Dear Annie: My family is dealing with an aging mother.

It has become quite obvious that our kids’ generation is totally consumed with a certain famous coffee brand. I like to refer to it as “Fancypants Coffee.”

Dear Annie: I recently went no-contact with my father. We had a tumultuous relationship when I was growing up because of his struggle with mental illness.

Dear Annie: I’ve noticed that these days, people say “I love you” almost as a way of saying goodbye to friends or “see you later.”

Dear Annie: I’ve been suffering from various symptoms of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder since I was about 11 years old.

How do you politely handle “the talkers”? There seem to be a lot of them out there.

Dear Annie: Our 28-year-old grandson is marrying his college girlfriend, whom we have known for over seven years.

Dear Annie: My employer is conducting a weight-loss incentive program for the month of April. Whoever loses the most weight gets a $250 gift card.

Dear Annie: I care for my brother-in-law, “Steve,” but both he and his wife, “Tracy,” are a tad egotistical -- your classic know-it-all types, the kind of people most can handle only in small doses.

Dear Annie: I love learning languages. I grew up with immigrant parents who spoke their native language to me, and I studied another language in high school. I’m also a native English speaker. I wouldn’t say I’m trilingual, but I can get by in those two languages I’ve learned aside from English.

I have a 75-year-old uncle who recently retired.

Dear Annie: My husband and I own a second home. Our daughter, her boyfriend and their two small children live in that house and pay us rent.

Dear Annie: My daughter and daughter-in-law had a close relationship and worked together for a social networking business.

Dear Annie: We often invite my brother-in-law to share dinner with us. He lives alone across the street and seems to enjoy the food when he comes over.

Dear Annie: I am a woman in my late 30s marrying the woman of my dreams this fall.

Dear Annie: I’m a happily married almost-70-year-old woman who has been sorting and purging the contents of boxes in my attic in preparation for downsizing.

Dear Annie: As long as I can remember, my parents have controlled the majority of my actions.

She tells me that I help, but I feel lost because even though she’s been sober for months, her anger is still the same.

I received a great deal of helpful feedback for “Heartbroken on Valentine’s Day.” Thank you to everyone who wrote in.

My question is about the fact that they never bring anything, such as a bottle of wine, and they have never invited us out to dinner or to have dinner at their home.

I read your response to “Loving Mother,” whose children bought her gift cards to clothing stores rather than generic, credit card-type gift cards.

Dear Readers: Spring is a beautiful season full of new beginnings. The hibernating animals come out of their slumber to play.

I am an officer in an old but still active community cemetery with graves dating back to at least the 1800s and with plenty of available space.

Dear Annie: My sister “Katy” is 10 years older than I and has never married or had children. She was a devoted and loving auntie to my kids when they were young, but they have grown up and don’t hang with her much anymore.

Dear Annie: You always give thoughtful advice, and I would appreciate your opinion. My husband of 20 years, “Earl,” can be friendly when he wants to be.

Dear Annie: I work in the summer at an art college, with a program for high schoolers who want to take classes for college credit.

Dear Annie: I have four cousins, whom I love a lot. There’s “Piper,” the eldest at 10, with whom I connect on a social and BFF level.

Dear Annie: Is it considered old-fashioned to send an actual thank-you note by mail these days?

Dear Annie: My husband and I have been married for 48 years. We have endured really expensive medical issues over the past several years, and our funds are stretched to the limit.

At my job, I’m the newbie on the team. The others I work with seem to know one another well, and they chat and make jokes in the office all the time.

Dear Annie: Lately, I’ve been reading that people aren’t getting enough vitamin D.

Dear Annie: I work in the service department office at a car dealership.

Dear Annie: My new rescue dog is rather skittish.

Dear Annie: I am a member of a small Midwestern church and in the choir.

Dear Annie: I’m in my 20s, and I just recently had a facial for the first time.

Dear Annie: I saw the advice about tipping a hairdresser and the shampoo person.

Dear Annie: I like doing kind things for people. It makes me feel good.

Dear Annie: Recently, my father-in-law retired. This has made my mother-in-law a different, not-so-kind person. She has always confided in me her worries about many different subjects, and I have always been honest but considerate of her very touchy emotions.

Dear Annie: I was recently on a cross-country flight, and the person in front of me reclined her seat all the way for the entire flight.

Dear Annie: My companion and I recently went to a very popular play that had no intermission. We were sitting in the first row of the balcony seats, and there was a short wooden wall in front of us to keep things from falling over the edge. But the result was that there was no room to move my feet and legs.

Dear Annie: I pride myself on being an empathetic person. I’m known in my friend group and family as a person who “has it together” and is a comforting shoulder to lean on.

Dear Annie: Our beautiful 44-year-old daughter is making plans to be married for the third time.

Dear Annie: I just adopted a dog who’s quite overweight. Right now, he’s about 24 pounds, and the vet wants him to be about 17 to 18 pounds.

Dear Annie: I enjoy my job, but my boss is a bit hit-or-miss. Sometimes he’s very friendly with me, whereas other times, he’s blunt and unforgiving.

Dear Annie: “Jeremy” and I have known each other for a few years and hung out as friends in group settings. Last year, he moved to my neighborhood, and we started occasionally grabbing a drink after work or carpooling to mutual friends’ things together.

Dear Annie: I'm wondering whether you could weigh in on a disagreement my wife and I have.

Dear Annie: For the past few years at our summer holiday party, a family friend has taken to inviting his own guests without my knowledge.

Dear Readers: The letter from a woman who is thinking about walking out on her 40-year marriage struck a chord, and many of you thought my suggestion of marriage counseling was the wrong advice, even though I said that if the counseling proved fruitless, she would know what to do.

Dear Annie: I have a friend, “Sarah,” who openly admits to having obsessive-compulsive disorder but isn’t receiving any kind of treatment for it.

Dear Annie: My husband and I both have adult kids from our prior lives.

Dear Annie: I’m a freshman in high school, and I’m starting to make friends. I’m always trying to be silly with them. I guess I enjoy the validation when they laugh. But I don’t want to be seen as too crazy or immature.

My 25-year-old son, “Andy,” has been dating “Cassie” for a year and a half.

Dear Annie: I know that I am very lucky to have a pair of active in-laws who love their children and grandchildren.

Dear Annie: With Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day coming soon, I would like to make a suggestion to children who send gift cards to their mothers or fathers.

Dear Annie: Can hoarding be cured? If not, I’ve reached the end of my rope.

Dear Annie: Each Valentine’s Day, I am filled with incredible sadness. Two years ago, my husband and I were expecting our first baby girl.

Dear Annie: I’m hoping to adopt a small dog soon, and obviously, my apartment needs to be prepared.

Dear Annie: I have been married for 25 years. My husband grew up in a foreign country and has been drinking alcohol his whole life. He drinks beer the way I drink water.

Dear Annie: I’ve been seeing this woman for about a month.

Dear Annie: I am a 25-year-old woman with an embarrassing problem: I blush easily — like, really easily.

Dear Annie: My husband and I had a wonderful relationship, and he was a great man.

Dear Annie: I’m a 74-year-old single man who has never been in circulation.

Dear Annie: I moved four months ago, and there are still boxes and bags waiting to be unpacked.

Dear Annie: I’m writing to you about something that I’m not sure is a problem.

Dear Annie: I am extremely disappointed and saddened by your advice to “Sad in Wisconsin,” whose son’s family does not acknowledge the gifts “Sad in Wisconsin” gives.

Dear Annie: The subject of intimacy involves almost everyone, especially couples, so I’m writing to you not necessarily for advice but in hopes of finding out whether other women relate at all to my observations and suggestions about intimacy.

Dear Annie: At what point does a child quit trying to have a relationship with her mother? Is it natural for a mother to have to call her firstborn every single time before she calls another child?

Dear Annie: I have been married to the same man for almost 40 years. We have two beautiful children, who have happy lives and their own careers and families.

Dear Annie: A few months back, I mentioned to my husband that I wish the style of men in suits and hats would come back.

Dear Annie: Have things changed since I was dating, which was a long time ago? Does the male still pick up the check, or is the female also paying sometimes?

Dear Annie: I just received an invitation to a wedding that I’ve been told will be lavish.

Dear Annie: My husband of two years was divorced from his ex six years ago. They had no children.

Would you please remind people to call and ask before they donate items to charity, animal shelters, nursing homes and thrift stores?

Dear Annie: I am 75 and in a great relationship with a wonderful man of 83. He is a widower after 57 years of marriage.

Dear Annie: We live in Florida, and my sister and brother-in-law are coming today. They will be here for six months and are expecting us to pick them up from the airport later.

Dear Annie: There is an issue that has been going on for quite some time now, and I don’t know what to do.

Dear Annie: My boyfriend, “Mark,” can be a sore loser, and it’s beginning to ruin game night.

Recently, you published a letter from someone whose good friend was being abused by a girlfriend physically, verbally and financially.

In the past month or so, I’ve noticed that I get headaches when I skip coffee for a day.

Dear Annie: Here I am, 78 years old, heading into another New Year’s resolution. I’m hoping you will let me share my sentiments with your readers.

Dear Annie: I have struggled with weight my entire life. I have been on every diet imaginable.

Dear Annie: The other day, my teenage daughter came to me because her good friend is being bullied on social media.

Dear Annie: I have gotten to the point that I no longer like to go out to eat, especially if it is a restaurant that my wife and I have not gone to before. Here’s why.

Dear Annie: I want people to know that depression can happen to someone even if her life appears wonderful.

Dear Annie: Christmas used to be a time that I enjoyed. I have always enjoyed spending time with siblings and cousins who live in other cities and catching up with them.

I am a soon-to-be divorced man who has suffered a great deal of pain after the collapse of my lengthy marriage.

Dear Annie: I recently went on vacation with my mom, stepdad and siblings. We went to the river where my stepdad has been going for about 30 years.

Dear Annie: My husband, “Bob,” and I have been married for over 30 years.

Dear Annie: I am writing to ask your opinion about the change in my sister’s behavior toward me. I have two sisters, and the one I am speaking of is my elder sister, “Ruth.”

Dear Annie: My brother-in-law “Albert” wants to loudly dominate any conversation by either talking about his life or showing his “great” knowledge and opinions on other subjects.

Dear Annie: I’ve played basketball with an informal team of women for well over 10 years.

Dear Annie: Without trying to sound arrogant, I am smarter than the average bear. Not quite a genius but certainly up there.

Dear Annie: I am a published author and have been struggling to write my next book. I’ve written a handful of adult-oriented fictional books. My most recent published book came out almost five years ago.

ecently, a friend confronted me about something that I didn’t think was a big deal: Sometimes I forget to respond to texts for a while, and then I reply and say that I just saw the message.

Dear Annie: When I was 10, I began asking for a phone. Every kid in my class had one, and I was being left out and bullied because I was the only kid without one.

Dear Annie: I used to write every day — mostly poems but also essays.

Dear Annie: My twin sister and brother-in-law visited me for the recent holiday. I love my sister, and we have always gotten along well.

Dear Annie: Politics took over as the main topic at our holiday dinner.

Dear Annie: I love most dogs and have had pets all my life, but there are times and places in which pets should not accompany their owners.

Dear Annie: I have a good friend who has been like a kid brother to me. He has always been a very thoughtful, caring, respectful man whom I’ve gotten along great with.

Dear Annie: The couple who live in the apartment next to mine are, well, noisy.

Dear Annie: I work as an editor at a publishing company. It has been difficult to find capable proofreaders.

Dear Annie: I am the mother of three boys.

Dear Annie: A friend and I enjoy shopping for clothes together. We always have fun.

Dear Annie: My ex-wife, “Daisy,” has custody of our two children. She makes several times my salary, lives in a home where the mortgage and taxes are sky-high, and has an expensive lifestyle.

Dear Annie: I have social anxiety, and I find that it’s really impacting my life.

Dear Readers: To all of the children out there and all of the children young at heart, I wish you all a very merry Christmas.

Dear Annie: I have an addictive personality, and this time of year is really tough for me.

Dear Annie: I have been a widow for almost 10 years.

Dear Annie: A couple with whom I have a very close relationship have recently become friends with their new neighbors.

Dear Annie: I hope you will publish this, as the holiday season is upon us and people will be rushing to the mall and the grocery to shop for Christmas gifts and supplies for festivities.

Dear Annie: I don’t want to continue to let two of my friends steal my time.

Dear Annie: Over the years, my son, his wife and our granddaughter have been the recipients of many gifts from my wife and me.

Dear Annie: I got engaged in June 2017. My fiance and I are planning the wedding for next year, in November 2019. But I’m having some doubts about my fiance. He

Dear Annie: My boyfriend is still taking his ex-girlfriend to see his son and his son’s family, who reside in another state.

Dear Annie: I have two grandchildren, ages 11 and 7, and I am worried about them.

Dear Annie: I have a full-time job, and I love it.

Dear Annie: My husband is friends with a couple from college with whom we have exchanged Christmas cards and graduation announcements over the past 25-plus years.

Dear Annie: A therapist recommended that I try EMDR in order to process past traumas. It sounds intriguing and fancy, but I don’t really understand what it involves.

Dear Annie: I love being a grandpa, but it seems all my fellow adults have a totally different impression of what a grandfather is supposed to be. My wife says I should be a role model and authority figure, which to me translates to being stern and official. Our daughter says essentially the same thing as her mother.

Dear Annie: Two years ago, I met a homeless man and took him in.

Dear Annie: I have a sibling who struggles with an eating disorder. I give her constant love and support and do everything I can to help her.

Dear Annie: Whenever Christmas rolls around, I feel sick.