Jeanne Phillips

Jeanne Phillips

LATEST STORIES BY JEANNE PHILLIPS

 

DEAR ABBY: Open relationships often come with hidden costs

DEAR ABBY: I am a mental health therapist, and one of my favourite things to do is to read about people’s experiences. Part of that is reading advice columns such as yours. More than once, a person has written about being a part of an open relationship (I’m talking about consensual situations). Your negative bias and judgment always come through in a way that makes me think you are not really giving the best feedback.

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January 14, 2025 Relationships
A reader calls Dear Abby out on her bias against open relationships.

DEAR ABBY: Grandma doesn't want ex-husband back in her life

DEAR ABBY: My ex-husband and I share a 3-year-old grandchild through our son. Until now, it hasn’t been a big problem because I live in the same city as my son’s family, but that’s about to change. My grandson is the joy of my life, and I plan to visit wherever they move after my son’s job transfer. I had been considering a move back to our hometown. Unbeknownst to me, my son has also been considering a move back there.

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January 13, 2025 Relationships
A grandmother ponders a move back to her hometown, but fears reigniting a toxic relationship with her ex-husband.

DEAR ABBY: Stepdaughter's gift for dad hurts her stepmom's feelings

DEAR ABBY: My stepdaughter “Annie” gave my husband a photo album of his life for his 80th birthday. The album included pictures of his parents and grandparents as well as photos from his first marriage — to Annie’s mother. She included one picture of their wedding and two more of them posing as a loving couple. She included few pictures of me, even though her dad and I have been married for more than 40 of his 80 years. A photograph from our wedding was not included.

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January 12, 2025 Relationships
A woman is unhappy with a family album gift given by her stepdaughter.

DEAR ABBY: Friendship declines with distance after couple relocates

DEAR ABBY: Fifteen years ago, after six years of marriage, my husband and I moved 3,000 miles away from everyone I knew. I wasn’t in favour of the move and never felt at home in the new city, but I tried to make the best of it. We struggled financially the entire time because of the recession and our large mortgage. I met some nice people but made only one real friend, who I’ll call “Gayle.”

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January 6, 2025 Relationships
A move away from her hometown has a woman feeling lonely.

DEAR ABBY: Wife's natural hair colour upsets dye-loving husband

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been together for 16 years and have what I consider to be a happy marriage. My question concerns ongoing conversations we have been having about my hair colour. The first couple of years we were together, my hair was grey, and then I dyed it red. While I know he loved it, I did it for one reason: I wanted to avoid aging myself unnecessarily in the workplace. My husband knew this.

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January 5, 2025 Relationships
A woman is annoyed by her husband's desire for her to dye her hair.
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