Letters to Dear Abby - not printed in the newspaper

DEAR ABBY: A couple of women moved in across the hall from me. These two women go everywhere together and I've One is a middle-aged gym teacher and the other is a social worker in her mid-twenties. Never seen a man go into their apartment or come out. Do you think they could be Lebanese? -- Curious.

DEAR ABBY: I am a twenty-three-year-old liberated woman who has been on the pill for two years. It's getting expensive and I think my boyfriend should share half the cost, but I don't know him well enough to discuss money with him..

DEAR ABBY: I suspected that my husband had been fooling around, and when I confronted him with the evidence he denied everything and said it would never happen again..

DEAR ABBY: Will you please rush me the name of a reliable illegitimate doctor?.

DEAR ABBY: Our son writes that he is taking Judo. Why would a boy who was raised in a good Christian home turn against his own?.

DEAR ABBY: I joined the Navy to see the world. I've seen it. Now, how do I get out?.

DEAR ABBY: My forty-year-old son has been paying a psychiatrist $50 an hour every week for two-and-a-half years. He must be crazy..

DEAR ABBY: I was married to Bill for three months and I didn't know he drank until one night he came home sober..

DEAR ABBY: Do you think it would be all right if I gave my doctor a little gift? I tried for years to get pregnant and couldn't and he finally did it..

DEAR ABBY: My mother is mean and short-tempered. I think she is going through mental pause..

DEAR ABBY: I met this nice guy who was in the service. He's the chief petting officer..

DEAR ABBY: I've been going steady with this man for six years. We see each other every night. He says he loves me, and I know I love him, but he never mentions marriage. Do you think he's going out with me just for what he can get? -- Gertie Dear Gertie: I don't know. What's he getting?.

DEAR ABBY: My husband hates to spend money! I cut my own hair and make my own clothes, and I have to account for every nickel I spend. Meanwhile, he has a stock of savings bonds put away that would choke a cow. How do I get some money out of him before we are both called to our final judgment? He says he's saving for a rainy day. --
FORTY-YEARS HITCHED
DEAR Hitched: Tell him it's raining!.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend is going to be twenty years old next month. I'd like to give him something nice for his birthday. What do you think he'd like -- Carol
DEAR Carol: Never mind what he'd like. Give him a tie..

DEAR ABBY: Are birth control pills deductible? -- KAYbr> DEAR Kay: Only if they don't work..

DEAR ABBY: Our son was married in January. Five months later his wife had a ten-pound baby girl. They said the baby was premature. Tell me, can a baby this big be that early? -- Wondering
DEAR Wondering: The baby was on time, the wedding was late. Forget it!.

DEAR ABBY: Do you think about dying much? -- Curious
DEAR Curious: No, it's the last thing I want to do..

DEAR ABBY: Is it possible for a man to be in love with two women at the same time? -- Jake
DEAR Jake: Yes, and also hazardous..

DEAR ABBY: I know boys will be boys, but my 'boy' is seventy-three and he's still chasing women. Any suggestions? -- Annie
DEAR Annie: Don't worry. My dog has been chasing cars for years, but if he ever caught one, he wouldn't know what to do with it..

DEAR ABBY: I have always wanted to have my family history traced, but I can't afford to spend a lot of money to do it. Any suggestions? -- SAM IN CAL DEAR Sam: Yes, Run for public office.

DEAR ABBY: What inspires you most to write? -- TED
DEAR Ted: The Bureau of Internal Revenue.

DEAR ABBY: When you are being introduced, is it all right to say, "I've heard a lot about you?" -- Rita
DEAR Rita: It depends on what you've heard.

DEAR ABBY: I am forty-four years old and I would like to meet a man my age with no bad habits. -- ROSE
DEAR Rose: So would I.

DEAR ABBY: What's the difference between a wife and a mistress? -- BESS
DEAR BESS: Night and Day.

Originally published November 14, 2002.