Dear Abby: Between juggling the joys and challenges of home life and staying productive at work, it’s easy for women to make quick decisions now that could affect their health later on, or to miss early signs of medical problems altogether.
Dear Carolyn: What is your opinion of married men who refuse to wear a wedding ring? My husband of many years took his off a few years ago, and has steadfastly refused to put it back on even though I’ve stated repeatedly that it would mean a lot to me if he would wear it again. My gut says he’s either cheating on me or looking for the opportunity to cheat.—Mine’s On
Dear Abby: One of my friends, “Max,” cheats at golf. Otherwise he’s witty, interesting and fun to be around. He moves his ball closer to the hole on the green and “improves” his lie when he thinks no one is looking. I have tried to overlook Max’s transgressions, but others in our golf group talk and joke behind his back. How should I go about stopping the problem without stressing our friendship?
Dear Miss Manners: When is one obliged to join a standing ovation? My understanding is that standing ovations are reserved for truly outstanding performances, and that applause while seated will suffice as a show of appreciation for other performances. However, if one’s fellow audience members judge a performance worthy of a standing ovation and rise, is one required to join them? Is it rude to remain seated?
Dear Abby: My niece, “Amy,” got her driver’s license last November. Since then she has been stopped six times for violations. Unfortunately, she wasn’t ticketed for any of them—just given warnings. Who knows how many other times she should have been ticketed?
Dear Miss Manners: My high school did not, as I recall, limit its senior prom to couples, and when I’ve heard of schools that do, I’ve always assumed that it was because of mistaken notions of what is traditional at formal dances.
Dear Abby: This Mother’s Day greeting is for all those incredibly unselfish mothers who chose to place their child up for adoption. I am an adopted child whose life has been a wonderful journey. If I could send a message to my birth mother, it would be one of eternal gratitude for allowing someone else to give me the life she was unable to provide.
Dear Miss Manners: I am fortunate enough to be expecting in a few months, and I have a very sweet and generous mother-in-law who would like to throw me a baby shower. (My mother would like to as well, but her finances are tight, so it wouldn’t be so bad if she let my MIL take the reins. My mother just threw me a bridal shower two years ago.)
Dear Carolyn: When my husband and I were first talking about having children, he suggested my mother’s name and his mother’s name ( “Elaine Nicole”) or our fathers’ names ( “Timothy James”).
Dear Abby: I am in a relationship with someone I graduated from school with, so we have known each other for a number of years.
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