Dear Annie, boyfriend and friends with Suzy

Digest more
Dear Annie: Boyfriend insists on keeping platonic relationship ‘in a bubble’
I’m somewhat confused by their relationship because if they’re just friends, I don’t understand why he always has problems including me
Dear Annie: If boyfriend’s female ‘friend’ is so platonic, why is he keeping me away from her?
Dear Annie: I’ve been seeing this guy since early December. He’s perfect in every way, except he seems to be attached to this one woman, “Suzy,” who he became good friends with due to unfortunate pasts connecting the two of them. Since the very beginning, he has always been honest with me about his platonic relationship with Suzy.
Dear Annie: My boyfriend’s insecurities about my having guy friends is exhausting
Dear Annie: I have been dating my boyfriend for almost eight years. We were high school sweethearts, and we are each other’s first everything, so we’ve only been with each other.

I love being a gift-giving grandma

Digest more
Dear Annie: I love being a gift-giving grandma, but there’s an age limit
Dear Annie: This letter is in reference to the aunt and uncle who provided generous gifts to their six nephews, only to be forgotten when it came time for those same nephews to thank them.
Dear Annie: Grandma gives her 2 cents on what age grandkids stop getting gifts from her
I would suggest that they do what I have done with my 20 grandchildren: I’ll give them birthday cards and gifts until age 18. At that time, I let them know that their 18th gift
Dear Annie: Grandparent suggests cutting off birthday gifts at age 18
The joy they feel as children when receiving a gift is my joy as well, but once they are adults, it is now their turn to be generous to others.
Dear Annie: ‘Taking care of a parent all the time is a tremendous stressor on the child’
Dear Annie: You gave “Want Peace and Quiet” some good advice, except for one thing: You never mentioned the fact that her ...
Dear Annie: Boyfriend’s secret friendship has me wondering
Dear Annie: I’ve been seeing this guy since early December. He’s perfect in every way, except he seems to be attached to this ...
mlive1d
Best of Dear Annie: Our kids yelled at my wife when she tried to hug our grandson
Things will never be the same between us. They are overprotective parents, but they still owe my wife an apology.
Dear Annie: I asked my husband to stop speaking to his ex, who he said he still loves ‘as a friend’
He now feels resentful toward me about this but has, so far, not contacted her again. How can we get past this?
Sioux City Journal7h
Dear Annie: Feeling excluded from my grandchildren's lives
My oldest son is married, and while I have always tried to maintain a good relationship with my daughter-in-law, it’s clear ...
Dear Annie: Grandmother’s practical approach to gifting her grandchildren
"The joy they feel as children when receiving a gift is my joy as well, but once they are adults, it is now their turn to be ...
Explore more
Dear Annie: Did my son cut me out of his life because I didn’t fact-check a Facebook post?
The last straw occurred when I asked if the birthday check I sent to his wife two months ago had arrived. I asked because it ...
Dear Annie: My son cut me out of his life after I posted on Facebook
"I have been unfriended from all social media contact with them, and calls to him or her go straight to voicemail." ...