Classic Ann Landers from Creators Syndicate

Classic Ann Landers, December 30 for 12/30/2007

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: I am a new bride. My husband's family treats "Eddie," my husband, very unfairly. They are also cold to my 2-year-old son and me. I know they are not cold people because they are very affectionate toward Eddie's sisters and brothers and their children.

Eddie has had employment difficulties since we married and relocated. In the 18 months we have been together, ...

Updated: Sun Dec 30, 2007

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Classic Ann Landers, January 6 for 01/06/2008

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: When I married "Glenn" eight years ago, I knew his parents were divorced, but I didn't realize they both had been married and divorced four times.

Last year, Glenn and I were having a difficult period in our relationship. I decided to talk to his parents about it, hoping they could provide some help and insight. Instead, I was shocked by their attitude.

Updated: Sun Jan 06, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, January 13 for 01/13/2008

Sun, 13 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: I am writing on behalf of four families in our neighborhood. One of our neighbors has three unruly, screaming, screeching, constantly yelling children between the ages of 3 and 8. We can tell from the noise when they wake up in the morning, when they leave for school, when they come home and, thankfully, when they go to sleep.

We have nothing against young children, Ann ...

Updated: Sun Jan 13, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, Jauary 20 for 01/20/2008

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: I am a 15-year-old sophomore girl. I make decent grades and am a normal teenager in every way. At the beginning of the school year, I hit it off with a girl who had just moved to our town over the summer. "Lottie" and I have the same taste in music and movies, and we like to hang out at the mall after school. We've become great friends in just a few months, and last ...

Updated: Sun Jan 20, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, January 27 for 01/27/2008

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: My 32-year-old daughter is getting married for the second time. My daughter and I have a good relationship, but my ex-wife and I barely speak. She and my daughter made all the wedding preparations and paid for the whole thing without any assistance from me. I received a wedding invitation, but it excluded my fiancee, "Greta."

Greta and I have been together for ...

Updated: Sun Jan 27, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, February 3 for 02/03/2008

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: I am a 20-year-old college student living with three other roommates the same age. One of our roommates, "Gloria," is causing a lot of problems for the rest of us. She is dating a married man. This isn't the first time she has been involved in an inappropriate relationship, but I didn't know about her entanglements until after we moved in together.

The man Glo ...

Updated: Sun Feb 03, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, February 10 for 02/10/2008

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: I am getting married next year to a wonderful guy. His mother passed away when he was very young. My future father-in-law never remarried, but he has had a "significant other" for about 18 years — it just happens to be another man.

My fiance is very close to his father's partner. He says it is like having two wonderful fathers. Would it be proper to put ...

Updated: Sun Feb 10, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, February 17 for 02/17/2008

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: I am a 60-year-old man who doesn't have any interest in anything or anyone. I'm bored with everybody I meet. I am bored with my job and bored with my life.

I grew up in an orphanage and am unable to show love because I never had any as a child. It is impossible for me to keep a relationship going. Either I lose interest or the other party does. I wish there were some wa ...

Updated: Sun Feb 17, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, February 24 for 02/24/2008

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: Here are my spouse's excuses for avoiding sex:

I'm tired.

I'm too nervous.

It's hot.

It's cold.

I'm too full.

I have a headache.

I have a stomachache.

The kids might hear.

I have to go to work.

My mind is on other things.

It's too early in the morning.

It's too late at night.

I'll bet yo ...

Updated: Sun Feb 24, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, March 2 for 03/02/2008

Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: My husband and I retired to Florida a few years ago, leaving our three grown children back in our hometown up north. We are having a wonderful life, and my husband is as happy as a lark. I also should be happy. Everything here is great. The weather is beautiful. We are enjoying good health and have met some lovely people. We both do some volunteer work, so please do not assume ...

Updated: Sun Mar 02, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, March 9 for 03/09/2008

Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Dear Ann Landers: When we retire, my husband and I plan to build a new house in the country. To date, I have bought 14 house-plan books and have concluded that most architects must be men. No woman would put the bedrooms and bathrooms at one end of the house and the laundry room at the other end, attached to the garage.

If I may speak to all the architects out there, I suggest you consid ...

Updated: Sun Mar 09, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, March 16 for 03/16/2008

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: I am a postal clerk, and every day, I see many cards, letters and packages sent to our mail recovery center (formerly known as the dead letter branch) because people do not put return addresses on the items they mail.

I find it disturbing when mail that is undeliverable cannot be returned to the senders to let them know it didn't reach its destination. Think of the than ...

Updated: Sun Mar 16, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, March 23 for 03/23/2008

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: I just learned that my ex-husband is the father of a baby boy with his new wife. I am devastated by this news. We have been divorced for 10 years, but I never stopped loving him.

Eight months after I married "Andy," he had a vasectomy without telling me. We spent another year trying to have a baby. Actually, I was the only one who was trying. Andy was stringin ...

Updated: Sun Mar 23, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, March 30 for 03/30/2008

Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: Jack Sprat and I have something in common: Our wives are both too fat. I don't know about Jack, but I haven't had sex with my wife in four years. She gradually has ballooned in size and is now at least 100 pounds overweight. There are no physical reasons for her to be so heavy. It is simply a lack of self-discipline. She loves to eat and denies herself nothing.

I love m ...

Updated: Sun Mar 30, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, April 6 for 04/06/2008

Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: I have been reading your column for a long time, hoping someone would write in about my problem, but it hasn't happened, so here I am.

My husband is 52 years old. We have been married for 15 years. Although I was a willing and responsive partner, I realized early on he wasn't particularly interested in sex after the newness wore off. He said he would rather make the mov ...

Updated: Sun Apr 06, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, April 13 for 04/13/2008

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: I am a 30-year-old married woman who is having a full-blown affair. I never thought this would happen to me.

Before "Bob" and I were married last year, we were compatible and had similar interests. I was not in love with him, but we had been dating for six years. I was almost 30, and most of my friends were married. When Bob proposed, it seemed like the right ...

Updated: Sun Apr 13, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, April 20 for 04/20/2008

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: My son's father has taken a permanent leave of absence from our lives. "Arthur" and I divorced when my son was 6. He is now 11.

After the divorce, Arthur was supposed to have custody of our son every weekend. The court order said he should pick up the boy Friday evenings and return him Sunday nights. Arthur immediately made it clear that Friday nights were for ...

Updated: Sun Apr 20, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, April 27 for 04/27/2008

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: My sister is a dwarf and has been confined to a wheelchair for the past nine years. Since I was a small child, I have hated the ignorance with which she is treated. Even when she was able to walk, people would stare at her, step away and even pull their children back as if she had a contagious disease.

Restaurant servers ignore her or ask me what she wants to eat. When ...

Updated: Sun Apr 27, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, May 4 for 05/04/2008

Sun, 04 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: I never have cheated on my wife and am absolutely certain that I never will. We have been married for five wonderful years, and our marriage is rock solid. Here's the problem: About a year ago, during a moment of passion, I happened to call out the name of my wife's best friend, "Annabelle." You can imagine my wife's reaction.

Annabelle is single, in her early ...

Updated: Sun May 04, 2008

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Classic Ann Landers, May 11 for 05/11/2008

Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Dear Ann Landers: My husband and I have been married for 15 years. We have a wonderful marriage and two terrific children. The problem I am writing about involves my husband's brother. He is gay.

"Rick" is a great person and a devoted uncle to our children. Until now, we haven't had a problem with Rick or his live-in companion, "Dennis." Our children think of Dennis a ...

Updated: Sun May 11, 2008

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