DEAR NATALIE: My husband and I have had financial issues over the last few years. We are considering moving in with our daughter so we can all conserve costs. She is a working single mom to our five-year-old granddaughter and I know she could use the help, too. My friends think this is a terrible idea and that we should just rent an …DEAR NATALIE: My fiance and I are planning on getting married in September, and your advice on wedding invites last week made me think about a situation I am dealing with. My sister and fiance do not get along, and because of this, there has been a lot of tension in the family. ... UExpress Life Parenting Home Pets Health Astrology Oddities A-Z.DEAR NATALIE: My wife is considerably younger than I am and when we first met, she told me she never wanted children. But now she is almost 37, and I am 59 and the idea has been coming up a lot lately. She seems to have changed her mind. We have married for five years and have a great relationship.DEAR NATALIE: As a bi, homoromantic (coupled for many years) male who works in early childhood, I am faced daily with mothers who breastfeed in public. While I am 100% in support of their decision to freely breastfeed without constraints, I am still struggling with how to respond.DEAR NATALIE: Being a 39-year-old single mom with an autistic toddler is hard, especially because I am at the point where I am ready to date and open to a relationship. I get asked out a lot, and have given a few guys a chance. But after telling them my situation, they get scared off or just lose interest.Life Advice / Dear Annie / Oct 05, 2023. Dear Annie: My wife wakes up every weekday at 5 a.m. and goes to work at 6 a.m. I don't know what time she gets out of work, but she goes to her house (she owns a separate house) and, according to her, takes a nap. She usually comes home around 8 p.m.DEAR NATALIE: My sister and I are incredibly competitive. We have always been this way. We are two years apart, and I'm older. She is convinced that I am always trying to "one-up" her. Our parents are older now and hate that we fight a lot. I am seriously trying to better our relationship, and I want to go to counseling.DEAR NATALIE: My 15-year-old daughter is starting to get a little heavy and isn’t as active as she should be. The other day I suggested it wouldn’t hurt her to get off the couch and move a bit, which of course exploded into a fight about her being “fat.” She was crying and asking me if I really thought she was fat and I didn’t want to ...DEAR NATALIE: My best friend is cheating on her husband and I have known about it now for months. She is having an affair with someone at her office – who is her subordinate. She keeps telling me that she wants to leave her husband, but only if the guy she is cheating with leaves his wife. I am totally torn about how I feel.DEAR NATALIE: My brother-in-law loves to give "gag" gifts for birthdays. He thinks it's funny to buy us whoopee cushions and inappropriately shaped pasta noodles. My sister just ignores her husband, but I told her that I'm not buying him gifts anymore because I'm sick of spending time and money to put into thoughtful birthday and holiday gifts ...Aug 31, 2022 · DEAR NATALIE: I’m throwing a lavish 50th birthday party for my husband at this fantastic restaurant in our city. We are inviting 20 of our friends and family. My husband’s best friend is, of course, on the list. He is newly divorced and just started dating someone. She seems nice enough, but the invitation we sent out did not include her. GOP Will Protect the Guns, Harden the Kids. On the third day of school, Cecily King decided she needed to upgrade her middle-schooler's bulletproof backpack liner with one that could shield her from the rapid-fire rounds of an assault rifle.... more. August 28, 2023.Written by Abigail Van Buren (also known as Jeanne Phillips), Dear Abby is the most widely syndicated columnist in the world, delivering sound, compassionate advice every day. latest October 12, 2023. ... UExpress Life Parenting Home Pets Health Astrology Oddities A-Z.DEAR NATALIE: My wife has a lot of male friends. She says that she just isn't a "girl's girl" but having a lot of straight male friends is concerning for me. When I told her I was uncomfortable with her getting drinks by herself with some of her (single) male friends one-on-one, she called me insecure and jealous.DEAR NATALIE: I've been invited to a close friend's child's wedding. There are a few factors involved in my decision too attend. The wedding is four hours away in northern Pennsylvania in the middle of winter. The only people I will know there are the parents of the groom. I am concerned about the possible weather conditions at that time of year.DEAR NATALIE: My dad just recently got divorced from his second wife and now is starting to date women who are younger than me. This is really grossing me out and bothering me. My dad is 67, I'm 33, his new girlfriend is 29. I haven't warmed to her at all, naturally, and I think she is with my dad for the wrong reasons.DEAR NATALIE: I've spent the last few days depressed, embarrassed and ashamed wishing I could be far away from myself. I'm a manager of a small loan office and pride myself on being able to run a staff, solve problems, face a variety of situations and be the come-to-person when something needs fixing. But a few days ago my self-esteem crashed.DEAR NATALIE: I’m throwing a lavish 50th birthday party for my husband at this fantastic restaurant in our city. We are inviting 20 of our friends and family. My husband’s best friend is, of course, on the list. He is newly divorced and just started dating someone. She seems nice enough, but the invitation we sent out did not include her.DEAR NATALIE: I witnessed my sister, Clara, being really hard on her daughter, Olive, recently over food. My niece is on the “chubby” side, but who cares? She’s a sweet, healthy and smart 11-year-old kid. She went to have a few Christmas cookies at my house and my sister told her she needed to “quit indulging.”DEAR NATALIE: My best friend has been in a bad relationship for years now and no one understands why she stays in it. He treats her poorly, is rude to her in front of her friends and can be very controlling. She shies away from spending time with us since she is with him because I think she is embarrassed. I don't know what I can do to help her.DEAR NATALIE: One of my best friends is married to someone who I thought was a great guy. I’m happily married, and the four of us go out a lot. We even have a group text and send funny memes and make plans through it. Well, the other night, he slid into my DMs on Instagram and told me I looked “beautiful” on our double date.DEAR NATALIE: As a bi, homoromantic (coupled for many years) male who works in early childhood, I am faced daily with mothers who breastfeed in public. While I am 100% in support of their decision to freely breastfeed without constraints, I am still struggling with how to respond.DEAR NATALIE: I have been married for 22 years. We have two boys who are the loves of my life. But, my husband and I are very disconnected and are constantly fighting. There is so much tension in the house, and I don't know how to remedy it. We have tried couples therapy, but my husband always seems to shift our problems entirely on to me ...DEAR NATALIE: I recently lost my father and we had to have a very small funeral for him. Because we couldn't do the typical wake and service due to Covid-19 restrictions, I'm feeling so confused about my emotions surrounding his death. I was talking to my mother about this and she feels the same way. We are all "adrift at sea," she said.DEAR NATALIE: My partner and I have been together for seven years, and recently I got an amazing job opportunity in another city - Seattle, to be exact. I really want to take the position, but my partner doesn't want us to move our kids out of school and uproot their lives. While I can appreciate this, I can't pass this up. This is my dream job.DEAR NATALIE: I had been dating a really fantastic woman before Covid-19 hit and it's been several weeks since we have seen each other. We were sleeping together before this situation, and I suggested on the phone the other night that we should send each other pics or do something online/over the phone to keep things engaging.DEAR NATALIE: I recently lost my father to a chronic illness he had been suffering with for many years. While he and my mother had a tempestuous relationship at times, they always seemed very much in love and were married for almost thirty years. Well, my mom has already started dating again, and it hasn't even been a year since my Dad's death.DEAR NATALIE:My anxiety has kicked into high gear over the coronavirus. I live alone and am a very social person. I am not doing well with being inside all day long, although I know how lucky I am to be able to work from home. Is there anything you can recommend to help combat my anxiety? I watch Netflix, read books and call my friends, but ...DEAR NATALIE: We were invited to two high school graduation parties in the neighborhood this summer, but for different reasons could not make either one. In each case we sent a nice card with a nice note and a nice check. It took the first girl about six weeks to send a thank you note. The second girl never did send one.DEAR NATALIE: I have an urgent problem. Our 18-year-old daughter had applied and accepted a five-week position at a summer camp. However, one week before she was due to go, she decided she did not want to go because she would miss many graduation parties, she has a job that she likes, and she wants to take a college course this summer.DEAR NATALIE: My mom is a wonderful person who has terrible taste in men. Her most recent boyfriend is an alcoholic. My mom drinks too much and I think being with him has made it all the more acceptable. Well, a few months ago she had a few too many and crashed her vehicle into a stop sign.DEAR NATALIE: I live in Pittsburgh, PA about 50 miles away from the horrific disaster that occurred early in February when a train derailed in East Palestine, OH. I have a few friends who live in rural areas on the East Coast that live a very “back to the land” or homesteading type of lifestyle.Carolyn Hax started her Washington Post advice column in 1997, after five years on the Style desk and none as a therapist. The column includes cartoons by "relationship cartoonist" Nick ...UExpress is your trusted resource for family and relationship advice, health tips, etiquette lessons, personal financial advice, astrology, and more. Our family of columnists includes best-selling authors, television personalities, and advice icons—like Dear Abby, Miss Manners, Hariette Cole, Dr. Nerdlove, Danny Seo, astrologist Eugenia Last ...DEAR NATALIE: My best friend is cheating on her husband and I have known about it now for months. She is having an affair with someone at her office - who is her subordinate. She keeps telling me that she wants to leave her husband, but only if the guy she is cheating with leaves his wife. I am totally torn about how I feel.DEAR NATALIE: My family dynamics are complicated and I am particularly not looking forward to the holiday season this year. I really have no interest in seeing either of my parents. We don't see eye to eye on anything and I don't want tension. I also started seeing someone this past year and we are getting serious.DEAR NATALIE: The holiday season is here and my girlfriend is expecting me to propose. We have been together for three years and she feels that "it's time." I am not sure how I feel. I also don't even know how I feel about my life in general right now. I hate my current job. I don't love the city I live in. I would like to move.DEAR NATALIE: My husband and his co-worker recently began carpooling into work together to save on gas and parking fare because we live in the same city neighborhood. I also drive with my husband to my job two to three days a week. Although this sounds like a good plan, my husband's co-worker tends to be very tardy in the morning, sometimes ...Aug 16, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: A few months ago I moved into a new house and while most of my neighbors are lovely, a neighbor down the street has two dogs that she leaves outside most of the time. Some days they bark constantly – all day and all night. They’ve gotten off their leashes a couple of times, too. They’re usually friendly, but it feels unsafe. DEAR NATALIE: I recently saw that Meghan Markle redesigned her engagement ring. I have been wanting to do the same. My husband and I have been married for about 6 months and I really do not like the ring. He designed it himself, but it's just not my style. I am thinking that it might be OK to just redesign it since the wedding is over.DEAR NATALIE: Because of Covid-19, my youngest brother and his fiancé decided to elope last weekend. They are going to have a very small reception soon and then a larger reception when all of this is "over." I wasn't sure if it was appropriate to give a gift now or wait until the larger gathering, which would most likely be next year.DEAR NATALIE: I'm having a hard time letting go of my daughter. She is in her early 20s, a very good kid, but I really don't like her boyfriend. We are an affluent family, and her boyfriend (they met at the university they were attending) takes advantage of her. I don't like that he stays overnight in the apartment that I bought her.DEAR NATALIE: My daughter-in-law isn’t exactly the most thoughtful person on the planet. She forgot my birthday this year, even though it was a milestone. I turned 60 and my other children all gathered for dinner at a restaurant. My son and my daughter-in-law showed up late. Without a present. Without an apology.DEAR NATALIE: The new guy I am dating is great except for one thing. He was addicted to heroin for a while but has been sober and clean for about a year now. We started dating about six weeks ago, and things are going really well. He wants to move in with me, but I worry sometimes that his issue with drugs could resurface.Life Advice / Dear Annie / Oct 02, 2023. Dear Annie: I am 66, and my boyfriend is 71. I have been divorced for 16 years, and he has been a widower for 10 …It’s About Time She Visits His Place. by Natalie Bencivenga. Ask Natalie | February 5th, 2018. DEAR NATALIE: I date a guy whom I know really well. Our relationship is not very conventional as we both have a lot of relationship baggage. I was in a very long-term marriage that was miserable and so was he. We have been taking the relationship ...In your email, you have to express your excitement of her trip. Dear Natalie, It's great to hear that you will come and stay with me on your next-month trip. I'm sure you will not regret this decision. We will have a wonderful time. The way to get to my apartment from the airport is not complicated. You just need to take a bus which has number 120.DEAR NATALIE: My daughter - who is 12 - came home from school today and told me that a couple of girls in her classroom were making fun of her for wearing a mask. Our son - her younger brother - has cancer and we are trying to protect him as best we can. She was in tears and said she didn't want to go back.Dear Abby. How do I send Dear Abby a letter? How do I unsubscribe from the Dear Abby email?DEAR NATALIE:Recently, My best friend got a job promotion and I've been stuck in the same rut with work for almost ten years now. I have been trying to move up in the company, but it's been difficult. She is a great person and I am happy for her, but the other day she told me that I was acting distant and jealous.Abigail Van Buren agrees that a fence is a good idea but offers a simpler solution to the letter writer's problem. "If you are so jumpy and can't keep your feet on the ground, it may be time to buy your own trampoline, which would save your wife a world of embarrassment," she writes. Read the rest of her answer.GOP Will Protect the Guns, Harden the Kids. On the third day of school, Cecily King decided she needed to upgrade her middle-schooler's bulletproof backpack liner with one that could shield her from the rapid-fire rounds of an assault rifle.... more. August 28, 2023.DEAR NATALIE: My dad just recently got divorced from his second wife and now is starting to date women who are younger than me. This is really grossing me out and bothering me. My dad is 67, I’m 33, his new girlfriend is 29. I haven’t warmed to her at all, naturally, and I think she is with my dad for the wrong reasons.DEAR NATALIE: I'm a city dweller and my love is a suburbanite with three kids. How can we make a life together without either of us giving up too much? -- WILTINGSUBURBIA. DEAR WILTINGSUBURBIA: Long-distance romance can be quite a challenge (even if the distance is just through the dreaded Squirrel Hill tunnel), but compromise is key.16K Followers, 1,594 Following, 493 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from 퐍퐚퐭퐚퐥퐢퐚 퐀퐮퐝퐫퐞퐲 (@nataliaudrey)DEAR NATALIE: I started dating this guy recently and he likes to send me DMs on Instagram throughout the day with funny memes to look at. Well, the last two have not been funny. He found these videos of animals being brutalized and sent them to me. I thought (at first) that he was going to comment on how atrocious it was. But I was wrong.DEAR NATALIE: Every year, I make resolutions to eat better, work out more and date nice guys. And every year, I break this resolution. I have literally no willpower when it comes to men or food. I have a very demanding job and I have little time for myself. Exercising is a challenge, too.DEAR NATALIE: My sister recently lost her husband and her teenage daughter (my niece) has been very vocal to me, voicing concern about her mother’s mental health. My niece is also reeling from her father’s unexpected death and I am trying to be of support to them both. She told me that she is worried about my sister talking about harming ...DEAR NATALIE: I’m a young, healthy person that works in food service and has a couple of creative side hustles. I’m around a lot of people at my job, although I wear a mask. I’m frustrated, especially as it gets colder out and activities shift to inside, that people seem like they’re totally done with wearing masks everywhere I go.DEAR NATALIE: I love my girlfriend, but lately, she has had horrible breath. I don't mean to be rude, but I have been avoiding kissing her for weeks now. She has asked me why I don't like kissing her, anymore, but I don't have the heart to tell her the truth. How can I say that she has bad breath without upsetting her? --BAD BREATHOct 12, 2023 · Get relationship advice, etiquette lessons, financial advice, and more solutions to life’s trickiest situations from the sharpest advice columnists in the game, including Dear Abby, Miss Manners, Ask Natalie, Harvey Mackay, Take My Hand, and more. DEAR NATALIE: Over the past 10 years my husband's kids have only seen each other on two occasions. One time at his 75th birthday (for a long weekend) at our vacation home and this year for his 85th birthday. He has four kids so for his 75th birthday, each of the kids scheduled a night to treat the family at a restaurant.Our team of animal experts make the process easier with essential advice for pet training, behavior, and care.DEAR NATALIE: As a bi, homoromantic (coupled for many years) male who works in early childhood, I am faced daily with mothers who breastfeed in public. While I am 100% in support of their decision to freely breastfeed without constraints, I am still struggling with how to respond.Washington, D.C. Columnist Carolyn Hax writes a daily advice column for The Washington Post and has a weekly live online discussion (noon Fridays). She is on Twitter, @carolynhax, and Facebook....Oct 8, 2023 · Dear Annie® Advice columnist Annie Lane is a young wife and mother with a gift for helping other people solve problems. In a voice that's sympathetic, funny and firm, Lane provides common-sense solutions to life's dilemmas. Read more about Annie Lane in her bio. DEAR NATALIE: I've spent the last few days depressed, embarrassed and ashamed wishing I could be far away from myself. I'm a manager of a small loan office and pride myself on being able to run a staff, solve problems, face a variety of situations and be the come-to-person when something needs fixing. But a few days ago my self-esteem crashed.DEAR NATALIE: I am a therapist and recently acquired my license so that I can open my own private practice. I have a few friends who have utilized me over the years for their questions around relationships - which was fine - but recently I feel as though a few of them are really stepping over the line and expecting free therapy sessions.Surprise! Donald Trump has consistently claimed that a “deep state” of liberal civil servants are criminally leaking against him. However, the first official to be arrested for alleged leaks under his presidency appears to be a Trump suppor...DEAR NATALIE: I have an intern working with me, and this person has a bad odor to them. It's not body odor, but more the smell of dirty feet. (I know, this is really gross). At first I thought I was imagining it, but now I can tell that it is definitely this person. It's to the point that I don't breathe out of my nose when this person is ...DEAR NATALIE: My fiancée, Diana, and I have been together for six months and I recently proposed. I gave her my grandmother's ring, which my mother was hesitant about, but saw how happy I was and so she gave in. Well, I just found out that Diana has been cheating on me … possibly the whole time we have been together.DEAR NATALIE: My boss has the practice of using staff meetings to discuss rule violations at work. Usually only one or two employees have violated a company policy, but because of the nature of the meetings it is affecting morale. We seem to only have staff meetings when she wants to criticize rule violations - no matter how small or insignificant.by Natalie Bencivenga. Ask Natalie | January 11th, 2023. DEAR NATALIE: My wife has been ill for some time and while I love her deeply, we aren’t able to be intimate at this point in our lives. The thought of not having sex for months – or even years – has me incredibly nervous. Trying to be proactive, I started looking online for sex dolls.DEAR NATALIE: I'm a journalist who has done quite a bit of writing about suicide and the ways we, as a culture, try to make sense of it and give it meaning. ... A boy I went to middle school with killed himself shortly after Kurt Cobain did the same, an event that greatly shaped my life, as a person and a writer.DEAR NATALIE: My husband of six years recently said to me that he would like to be in an open relationship. I came to find out – after much begging – that he is already having another relationship on this side with a co-worker. He’s been seeing her for several weeks. She’s “poly” and totally aware that he was in a monogamous ...by Natalie Bencivenga. Ask Natalie | December 14th, 2022. DEAR NATALIE: No one likes my sister's new boyfriend but she's insisting on bringing him to our family Christmas gathering. He's obnoxious, loud and argumentative. On top of that, they insist on being all over each other and it grosses everyone out. My mom and I were complaining ...DEAR NATALIE: My husband and I just celebrated our three-year wedding anniversary. To surprise him, I was going to update our closet. He loves clothes and I thought it would be fun to clear out the closet, have it expanded and then surprise him with this upgrade while he was away on business. While I was cleaning out the closet, I came across a ...Since 1978, Judith Martin's Miss Manners column—carried in more than 200 newspapers and digital outlets—has chronicled the rise and fall of American manners.DEAR NATALIE: My mother and I have had a very difficult relationship for most of my life. She was very abusive towards me and once I became an adult, I cut her out of my life. My dad contacted me a few nights ago - he and I still talk regularly and he is still married to my mother - and she is dying.DEAR NATALIE: My wife is considerably younger than I am and when we first met, she told me she never wanted children. But now she is almost 37, and I am 59 and the idea has been coming up a lot lately. She seems to have changed her mind. We have married for five years and have a great relationship.DEAR NATALIE: I recently lost my 94-year-old grandfather to Covid-19 and I am really bitter about it. He was in good health and did not live in a nursing home. I say this because I am so sick of people acting like just because they were old that they were going to die anyway. I am hurt and horrified at how we treat the elderly in this country.DEAR NATALIE: My friend and I had a big falling out over her boyfriend (now fiancé) and she said I am no longer invited to her wedding. I basically told her that this guy is a loser and she could do better. She asked me my opinion and I gave it to her. Now she's mad. I have tried to apologize to her but she hasn't been willing to take my ...DEAR NATALIE: I have a sister who only associates with me when she needs something. For instance, when she and her husband go on vacation they ask me to feed the dog, water plants, pick up the mail. But the rest of the year I am pushed off to the side and ignored. When I ask to do things or mention getting together for a holiday, I always get ...
DEAR NATALIE: I am a 34-year-old single guy and I have serious reservations about the concept of marriage. I recently broke it off with my girlfriend of two years because she wanted to get married and I wasn't ready. I feel that when people get married, they get into sex "ruts" and the passion dissipates.. Decorah newspaper obituaries
DEAR NATALIE: It was my good fortune to marry a wonderful woman recently. A friend of several decades, who would certainly have been invited to the ceremony and dinner, made it known to me that he and his wife would be out of town on the day of the wedding. Consequently I did not send the couple an invitation as I did not want it to be seen as ...DEAR NATALIE: My wife is considerably younger than I am and when we first met, she told me she never wanted children. But now she is almost 37, and I am 59 and the idea has been coming up a lot lately. She seems to have changed her mind. We have married for five years and have a great relationship.DEAR NATALIE: I love my girlfriend, but lately, she has had horrible breath. I don't mean to be rude, but I have been avoiding kissing her for weeks now. She has asked me why I don't like kissing her, anymore, but I don't have the heart to tell her the truth. How can I say that she has bad breath without upsetting her? --BAD BREATHDEAR NATALIE: My best friend is cheating on her husband and I have known about it now for months. She is having an affair with someone at her office – who is her subordinate. She keeps telling me that she wants to leave her husband, but only if the guy she is cheating with leaves his wife. I am totally torn about how I feel.DEAR NATALIE: I used to be best friends with someone for almost 10 years. A few years ago, the relationship started getting toxic around the same time I started dating someone that lives about an hour from her. This is significant because she lives about four hours from me. I used to try and spend time with both of them somewhat equally, but I …Dear Natalie is inspired by A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.Dear Natalie playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLl_rJF2NqjA7QA5H8VvutB6mXg1A4P...Natalie Ex, Melbourne Illustrator and Graphic Design custom illustrations, Friendly Potential Logo Design . Education and training. I studied a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design degree and majored in illustration at Massey University in Wellington, New Zealand. Years later, I went back to school (as a mature age student) and completed a ...May 24, 2023 · DEAR NATALIE: I have been with my wife for 37 years and I love our companionship, but there is something I’m really struggling with. We have not been intimate in a while, and emotionally, I feel as though we are like siblings – close family, who I love very much, but something is not right. DEAR NATALIE: My question is about career advancement in the era of Covid-19. Job interviews are being conducted online and with that comes a new set of challenges for prospective employees. I've recently been encountering pre-screen interviews that require applicants to record on-the-spot responses to questions in an allotted period of time in ...DEAR NATALIE: You are often open-minded in your approach to these questions so while I am nervous to write this, I hope that asking for help may help other people in a similar position. For the past couple of years I was dating a man who was really wonderful at first – we fell in love quickly but I missed a couple of major red flags.DEAR NATALIE: My friend asked for my advice about about her boyfriend but she didn't take my advice and now she is in a really bad situation with him. I don't understand why she wanted to me to try and "help" her (literally I spent hours and hours on the phone and in person trying to get her to work through some stuff) but didn't ...DEAR NATALIE: My boyfriend and I have been together for almost three years. He went through a bad breakup prior to us being together and his ex broke his heart. I felt like he was “over her” for the most part. Recently, she has moved back to the city and we ran into her on the street a few weeks ago. Since then, he has been acting strangely..