Dear Abby: We girls may have to resort to violence against this rude boy

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

Dear Abby: Other friends tell us not to invite them if the Smiths will be there

We’ve had to stop inviting them when we host others for dinners at our house. Friends have quietly asked us not to invite them when the Smiths are going to be there. They dominate the conversations ...

Dear Abby: Victim of sexual abuse is haunted decades later

DEAR WORN OUT: Quit inviting the Smiths to dinner and be increasingly hard to reach for other social occasions. Eventually, ...

Dear Abby: Friend of a friend is politically repugnant to me, and we always visit at the same time

Because your friend Barbara continues to deny that Helene is an extremist, in spite of evidence to the contrary, it is ...

Dear Abby: 62-year-old job seeker faces ageist hiring practices

DEAR WORKER: In some cases, younger workers have an advantage over older ones because of ageist hiring practices. If you had a good relationship with the staff at the veterinary practice you ...

Dear Abby: Mouthy friends won’t stop bragging about their exceedingly average son and grandson

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 ...

Dear Abby for October 12, 2025

DEAR ABBY: There's a boy in a grade above me. When he gets mad that a girl doesn't like him or his friend, he slut-shames them and calls them whores. Girls in my grade have tried to shake it off, but ...
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Dear Abby: Memories of unreported sex assault are haunting me decades later

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 ...