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Agawam council: Unmarried domestic partnerships not OK for municipal job benefits
2+ hour, 4+ min ago (783+ words) AGAWAM " Marriage benefits are for married people, the City Council decided last week. In an 8-2 vote on Feb. 2, councilors defeated a proposal to begin recording "domestic partnerships" in town, defined as an arrangement between "two or more persons" who "have…...
Dear Annie: My wife doesn’t want the big family we dreamed of
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (494+ words) Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married eight years and we have two young kids. They are my whole world. I love being a dad in a way I did not expect. I am the one who volunteers…...
Dear Abby: Family tension over brother-in-law’s new girlfriend
3+ week, 3+ day ago (537+ words) Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069 ... Dear Abby: Family tension over brother-in-law's new…...
Dear Abby: How do I deal with my jealous, friendless spouse?
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (374+ words) Dear Abby: My husband and I have been together 23 years, married for almost nine. We are in our 60s. It's the second marriage for both of us. I retired due to having to move to another state for his job. I…...
Dear Annie: My wife’s forgetfulness is breaking my heart
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (532+ words) Dear Annie: I think my partner is slipping away from me, and I do not know how to reach for her without breaking both our hearts. My wife, "Laura," is 68. We have been together for 40 years. She has always been…...
Dear Annie: My sister-in-law has turned my nephew against me
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (370+ words) Now I feel like an outsider looking in on a family I once felt very much part of. I'm not interested in choosing sides. I just want to know if there's any hope of salvaging these relationships or if I…...
Dear Abby: My fiancée ghosted me twice — do I try again?
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (528+ words) Dear Abby: I'm a 55-year-old man who dated a very special lady, "Dawn," for 12 years. We were both married when we met. I fell in love with her, and after we divorced our spouses, we continued being together. I have…...
Dear Abby: How do we tell a friend we dare not eat, sit at his filthy home?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (411+ words) Dear Abby: We have a mutual friend who's very dear to us. He's a kind-hearted and generous disabled vet who's too proud to ask for help. Unfortunately, due to his ill health and physical limitations, his home is unkempt. He…...
Dear Abby: My husband talks about his late ex in his sleep
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (257+ words) Dreads the Bed in Colorado Your husband was on and off with his late girlfriend much longer than he has been married to you. Old habits die hard. If he wakes you when this happens, don't hesitate to gently wake…...
Dear Abby: Mom struggles with ex-husband’s absence
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (621+ words) "It has been painful to watch as a mom, and for a child to experience. The one blessing is that both boys love each other." ... Dear Abby: Mom struggles with ex-husband's absence Dear Abby: My ex, "Hank," and I have…...