DEAR ABBY: Please, please help me save a very old friendship. I have a friend who will not let me finish a story, ... DEAR WORD: Stating it in plain English wouldn’t hurt.

Dear Abby gives advice to a man who is engaged to a woman he has never met in person. Shutterstock DEAR ABBY: I’m a Chinese man born in the United States. My girlfriend, whom I’ve yet to meet ...

DEAR ABBY: I’m a Chinese man born in the United States, and I live in California. My girlfriend, whom I’ve yet to meet in person, lives in China and is 24 years younger than I am.

DEAR ABBY: I’m part of a group chat with two dear old friends.We are attorneys with lengthy and distinguished careers. Related Articles. Dear Abby: I just found out my best friend doesn’t ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a 37-year-old woman who seems to be the go-to person in my family to figure things out. Due to my stepmom not feeling comfortable enough with her English and my striving to win ...

DEAR PERTURBED: I do NOT agree. “Dear old friends” can say just about anything to each other without them overreacting the way you seem to have.

Dear James, I’m 83 years old and widowed, and I live alone. I read a lot. For most of my life, I have been a devotee of the English language. I learned to read Shakespeare in seventh grade.

DEAR ABBY: A month ago, I reconnected with a woman, “Fran,” I have known since seventh grade. We are both divorced (I, 20 years; Fran, four years) with grown children and live 90 minutes apart.

DEAR ABBY: I’m part of a group chat with two dear old friends. We are attorneys with lengthy and distinguished careers. Like so many, we started the chat during the pandemic, when I was living ...

Dear Abby: I have been married to a wonderful man for 17 years. Recently, I reconnected online with an old high school flame. We have been talking about my hometown, which is where he lives.

DEAR ABBY: I was taught to write handwritten thank-you notes when I received a gift. Over the last few years, my gifts have been acknowledged with a brief text, Facebook post, a photo or not at all.

She says she loves me, and to be honest, I love her, too. The problem is, she’s married. She has grown kids and is raising her 8-year-old granddaughter.