Abigail Van Buren

Dear Abby: My brother (eight years younger) has been hooked on drugs and in and out of jail for decades. Our father passed away five years ago. My brother lived

DEAR ABBY: Four years ago, a former friend, “Karla,” offered me a nice oak side chair of hers. Karla said she had no use for it and assured me she wouldn't want it back.

Dear Abby: This is the third time I have received a gift of a political book from my brother-in-law. We are poles apart politically. It came with a message to “please read the book this time.” He is expecting a book report and discussion of the book when he next visits.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Obnoxious brother-in-law on the other end of the spectrum ignores tactful requests to knock off the taunting.

DEAR ABBY: I have been going out with a man who is nine years younger than I am. He's a musician who plays bass guitar in several bands. I am retired.

DEAR ABBY: I'm a soft-spoken person. I work in a medical laboratory, and I am finally speaking up for what I believe in (after years of social

Though the teen never visits these grandparents, her mom is upset that she was left out of the giving.

1. She never acknowledges the gifts we send; 2. She is now an adult; and 3. We never see her. Are we wrong not to include her?

DEAR ABBY: I'm in a sexless 25-year marriage. It was not always this way, but any intimacy has been over for more than a decade.