Opinions

DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Evan,” and I have been together five years and were married 2 /2 years ago. We’re both in our early 40s and have children from previous relationships. What I’ve noticed is that anytime there is something going on in his family, I constantly have to ask him for updates.

DEAR ABBY: Our dear mother passed away 2 1/2 years ago, which was very sad for me and my three siblings. Her passing happened on my adult son’s birthday.

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man. My husband, “Isaac,” and I have been together for 21 years, married for nine. I’m having challenges with his sister.

DEAR ABBY: My brother has found love again. His first wife passed away from cancer two years ago. He is getting married in two months. We were never super close but have always been civil to each other and spent an hour or two with each other during holiday meals or birthdays.

I have to keep shar- ing these kinds of reports because of the harm certain foods have. Our government is finally working on banning so many of these. Europe has been for ages.

This week, we continue our look at evolutionary the- ories of the origin of life and the extreme challenges they face. One of the major hur - dles concerns the amount of time available for the random mechanisms of evolution to occur.

The office was in its usual Monday morning subdued chaos, nothing new about the muffled exclamations, one-on-one conversations, and general hubbub. But still, there was a decidedly different element in the air. The reason?

DEAR ABBY: I have a next-door neighbor who is retired and takes care of his wife, who has dementia. He's a nice enough person, but he has no personal boundaries. He is intrusive and knocks on my door while I'm working two to three days per week.

Divorce is an unpleasant outcome to ponder, but it is a reality for many couples. Studies vary, but various sources indicate that divorce rates in both the United States and Canada seem to be at their lowest in decades.

DEAR ABBY: A few years ago, my husband and I bought a home together with his sister. We share the bills and chores and, for the most part, it works. We live in a nicer home than we could afford on our own.