Abigail Van Buren

DEAR ABBY: I have been happily single for most of my life, and I treasure the friendship and company of my other women friends.

Dear Abby: Six months ago, I began seeing a man I like very much but don't want to be intimate with.

DEAR ABBY: My father dated someone for several years. She broke up with him around five years ago. She's a pleasant person, so we stay in touch via Christmas cards.

We are affectionate, and he'll occasionally kiss my cheek, nape of my neck or forehead. We hug. That's as much as I want. I wouldn't want to hurt his feelings, but I'm worried he may want more intimacy, which I am not willing to give. What advice do you have for me? -- LIMITED IN INDIANA

In their 70s and widowed, the couple so far has limited contact to hugs and kisses.

DEAR ABBY: Six months ago, I began seeing a man I like very much but don't want to be intimate with.

DEAR ABBY: My father dated someone for several years. She broke up with him around five years ago. She's a pleasant person, so we stay in touch via Christmas cards.

DEAR ABBY: My sister passed away 11 months ago, just one month after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. I loved her and miss her dearly.

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I (both women) have been together for 25 years. For half of them, we lived in the Middle East. We met while working as health care expatriates.

DEAR ABBY: My spouse and I (both women) have been together for 25 years. For half of them, we lived in the Middle East.