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Flirty drinking buddy crosses the line
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (494+ words) DEAR ABBY: We were friends with a couple we met about five years ago. We went out together a few times and mostly saw them at our neighborhood bar. They live about 30 miles away. Well, the husband died about a…...
Durango couple continues lifelong friendship in assisted living
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (749+ words) Bud and Jeani Poe have been traversing life's adjustments hand in hand for more than 75 years. Their most recent adjustment was moving into a senior care community together. Though moving into their two-bedroom apartment-style unit at the Sunshine Gardens Senior…...
Fifty years later, former couple cross paths
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (408+ words) DEAR ABBY: I met "Bobbie" when we were in college in the early 1970s. We fell in love, got married and stayed together for seven years. Things changed; our divorce was amicable. We went on to successful professional lives and happy…...
Long relationship reaches tipping point
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (362+ words) DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I have been together for 18 years. Everyone we know thinks we are married, but we never got it on paper. He has always been less empathetic than I would like, and there's a lot of…...
Babysitting brings marriage to brink
4+ mon, 10+ hour ago (286+ words) We are about to separate because I don't want to live my last few years with someone I can't hold or kiss and who doesn't want to hold or kiss me because she's so irritated and frustrated by the time…...
Man wonders why he's stayed in marriage
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (646+ words) DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 38 years. We have three adult children and four grandchildren. I have always wondered whether I have stayed in the marriage out of obligation and/or because I got a. .. Man wonders why he's stayed…...
Husband protests wife's financial planning
7+ mon, 3+ day ago (552+ words) DEAR ABBY: I've been married for 19 years to my second husband, "Jack." Our children are grown. When we met, I was a business owner, and he was retired. He has had numerous medical issues and procedur. .. Husband protests wife's financial…...
Years of activism resulted in a Hong Kong same-sex partnership bill, but a tough vote remains
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1058+ words) Yu's family initially struggled to accept her partner after they fell in love in 2019. Seeking both family recognition and legal rights, the couple decided to marry. But rather than waiting for Hong Kong to establish its framework for recognizing same-sex…...
Wife's view of herself shrinks
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (271+ words) DEAR ABBY: About eight months ago, I stumbled on my husband watching online porn. He admitted to habitual use but said it was just a stress reliever and he would stop viewing it. Meanwhile, I am plagued by feelings of…...
From apps to matchmaking: the diverse ways some American Muslims navigate finding marriage partners
8+ mon, 11+ hour ago (1259+ words) Nura Maznavi got a kick out of learning that New York City Muslim mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdanimet his wife on Hinge. "It made me feel like less of a loser," Maznavi said laughingly about meeting her own husband online more…...