Jeanne Phillips

Jeanne Phillips

LATEST STORIES BY JEANNE PHILLIPS

 

DEAR ABBY: College graduate is treated like a hostage at home

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 23-year-old college graduate who was lucky enough to land a job in my field of study. The job is located in my hometown. Because I couldn’t afford my own apartment, I moved back in with my parents. The situation was supposed to be temporary, but now that I can afford to move out, my parents insist that I stay with them. They forbid me to move until I pay off the entirety of my student loans, which will take years. Then, after I accomplish that, they want me to start repaying them for the loans THEY took out for my schooling.

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July 4, 2025 Relationships
A woman's parents don't want her to move out.

DEAR ABBY: Murder of sibling has changed demeanour of victim’s brother

DEAR ABBY: Last year, my son, his girlfriend and two others were murdered outside a city where “things like this don’t happen.” My other two boys received a call to come immediately to their dad’s home, where it had happened. My boys were the first to witness the bloody scene. They called 911. My son lived two days more. Today would have been his birthday. His brothers witnessed something beyond imaginable.

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July 3, 2025 Relationships
A son is struggling with grief and trauma.

DEAR ABBY: Frank conversation hasn’t paid off in the bedroom

DEAR ABBY: After years of disappointment, I finally found the man of my dreams. How do I tell him he isn’t doing certain things right in the bedroom without it being uncomfortable? I have mentioned it before, but it didn’t stick. This is the only problem with our relationship. I don’t want to hurt his feelings or make either one of us uncomfortable, but he’s just not getting the job done. — WORKING ON IT IN TENNESSEE

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July 2, 2025 Relationships
A woman feels uncomfortable talking to her partner about sex.

DEAR ABBY: In-laws' name game is hurtful to son’s wife

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I have been happily married for 12 years. We have a beautiful family — a 12-year-old daughter and a 10-year-old son. My husband is not close with his side of the family. We are very close to mine. My husband has a brother my kids have never met. He has two great-nieces and one great-nephew whom none of us have met. He does maintain a relationship with his parents. They usually visit once a year, as we live out of state.

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July 1, 2025 Relationships
A woman shouldn't take the bait when it comes to dealing with her husband's parents.
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