Annie 11.19.09 Dear Annie: My wife of 27 years hugs and kisses everyone she meets, no matter how often she sees them. I have spoken to her about this, stating that not everyone is comfortable being hugged and kissed all the time. Read More ...

Annie 11.18.09 Dear Annie: I have two children who attend public school in California. We were relatively happy with our children’s education until our oldest started fifth grade. We had heard rumors for many years that one particular fifth-grade teacher was absolutely awful, and of course, our son got her.  Read More ...

Annie 11.17.09 Dear Annie: How can a 62-year-old woman be so confused at this stage of life? My domestic partner and I have been together 12 years, and our relationship has recently become shaky.  Read More ...

Annie 11.16.09 Dear Annie: I am so frustrated with my husband. We have four children younger than the age of 8. He actually encourages them to watch scary movies and play violent video games. He says it’s OK because he’s with them and can explain anything they don’t understand. He says he’s watched horror movies since he was a young child and there’s nothing wrong with it.  Read More ...

Annie 11.13.09 Dear Annie: Five years ago, my wife had an affair with my best friend, left me and married him. She now has total custody of our two children. She lied to the court and to our friends and said I was an abusive husband. Everyone believed her, and in the small town where we live, it has left me feeling like an outsider.  Read More ...

Annie 11.12.09 Dear Annie: My husband and I are both retired. A year ago, we moved in order to be within driving distance of our three married children.  Read More ...

Annie 11.11.09 Dear Annie: Shortly after Thanksgiving last year, my husband was hospitalized at the San Francisco VA Medical Center. We live 250 miles from the hospital and spent the week with friends nearby. We visited my husband daily and did the same a few months later when he needed a second surgery.  Read More ...

Annie 11.10.09 Dear Annie: My parents had been married 25 years when my father died at age 45. With her world crashing down around her, Mom began drinking. Dad has been gone six years, and my mother has become a full-blown alcoholic.  Read More ...

Annie 11.9.09 Dear Annie: I am currently engaged to an exotic dancer, and we recently found out she is pregnant. Times are tough right now, and this is the problem: I was laid off but receive unemployment while I search for a new job.  Read More ...

Annie 11.6.09 Dear Annie: Last weekend, my daughter, my grandchildren and I attended an exhibition at a well-known museum in Chicago. While waiting to enter, I saw a boy around 8 years old trying to comfort his toddler sister, who was crying.  Read More ...