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I don't want to lose my friend by being too direct about my observations and our boundaries, and I don't want my silence to ...

"If the child is a minor, I think they should sit quietly at a discreet distance from her lover’s family, and if the child is an adult, she should stay away entirely." ...

A man values his longtime friendship with a woman but worries she may hope for a romantic relationship. He doesn’t want to lose the friendship or let his silence create false expectations.

DEAR JUST A FRIEND: Whether you like it or not, the mistress and the deceased’s family are linked because of the child. Whether a minor or an adult, that child has lost a parent and has a right to ...

I have witnessed many events at funerals that shouldn’t happen but seem to continue to happen. An example is a woman who has had a child with a married man showing up at the man’s funeral, acting as ...

DEAR ABBY: I met "Maureen" 25 years ago, and we dated for a few months. Since then, we have remained friends in loose contact, married to and then divorced from other partners. Four years ago, we ...

A woman who has had a child with a married man showing up at the man’s funeral, acting as if they’re part of the family.

I don’t want to lose my friend by being too direct about my observations and our boundaries, and I don’t want my silence to ...

Dear Abby advises a woman who is upset that her friend’s late husband’s mistress came to the man’s funeral with his child.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: I met “Maureen” 25 years ago, and we dated for a few months. Since then, we have remained friends in loose contact, married to and then divorced from other partners. Four years ago, we ...