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Hi, Helaine: My partner and I are both in our mid-40s. He earns about half what I do.
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Dear Doctor: Your column about long-haul COVID-19 started a conversation at our house about why some viruses will keep getting you sick even after you’ve recovered.
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DEAR ABBY: I am a 72-year-old divorcee. I live alone in a 55-and-older community where I have many friends and an active life.
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DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with a wonderful man, “Andy,” for two years. I couldn’t ask for a better partner. We are both divorced with children, and they get along like brothers and sisters. Even though our marriages ended, mine wasn’t an
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DEAR ABBY: I came to this country 30 years ago, at 16. My parents were very abusive and neglectful, so my uncle in the U.S. took me in. I have worked with therapists, and my mind is clear about my past.
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Every year I’ve lived in this house, I’ve gotten a cloth calendar, hung from a dowel. My mother’s mother always had a cloth calendar hanging in the farmhouse kitchen.
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Dear Helaine: My husband and I have been married for more than 30 years, and he’s always handled our bills and finances. I feel terrible that I’ve allowed this to go on as long as it has.
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Dear Doctor: I’m a 60-year-old woman with naturally fair skin. I’ve worked outdoors all of my life -- and now I have the age spots on my face to prove it. Why do they happen?
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