Advice Archives July 2024
Today’s daily horoscope for July 25, 2024
Miss Manners: If you check your smartwatch while we’re talking, our conversation will end
Miss Manners: My mother-in-law has a Neanderthal habit of showing preference for males
New way to file your taxes for free is coming to N.J., officials say
Asking Eric: My hubby couldn’t afford a headstone for his mom’s grave and now his cousin won’t speak to us
Dear Abby: I didn’t abandon my children 40 years ago as their father told them
Dear Annie: I’m so jealous of my mother that it’s ruining my life
Best of Miss Manners: Don’t rummage through my fridge when you’re a guest in my home
Hints from Heloise: Tips on caring for sensitive skin and keeping ants out of the cat food
Dr. Oz talks about taking a daily aspirin
Miss Manners: Is it proper to circulate a sympathy card around the office when a colleague’s parent dies?
Rick Fox’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 24, 2024
Asking Eric: My husband has no interest in me, so I’ve found intimacy elsewhere
Dear Abby: My son and his 2 live-in girlfriends share a bedroom. What happens when they stay at my house?
Today’s daily horoscope for July 24, 2024
Why Tho? My friend accidentally texted me something mean...about me
Asking Eric: I always seem to misstep at neighborhood events
Dear Abby: I’ve yet to meet my girlfriend in person, if we marry, do you think it will last?
Dear Annie: I never had trust issues with my 75-year-old husband until a 50-year-old woman moved nearby
Best of Dear Abby: I wish my 12-year-old daughter would break up with her girlfriend
Hints from Heloise: How to keep poison ivy at bay and cover a chip on a black stove
Lili Simmons’ birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 23, 2024
Miss Manners: She burned the letters I sent her, but I’d like her family to see the letters she gave me
Asking Eric: I dread seeing my parents because I know they’re going to ask me about my finances
Dear Abby: My mom admits she only stays with my dad for his money ... should I tell him to divorce her?
Today’s daily horoscope for July 23, 2024
Miss Manners: Should I have surrendered my window seat on the plane to the elderly woman who asked?
Asking Eric: The makeup you wear sends the wrong message, mother volunteering at school is told
Dear Abby: My husband has let himself go and when I try to help him look better, he says, ‘I don’t care’
Dear Annie: Woman wants to pay for girls’ trip but is afraid friends won’t take her up on the offer
Best of Miss Manners: If I buy a formal outfit for your ‘black tie only’ wedding, you’re not getting a gift
Sears took more than 200 days to honor this warranty. What took so long?
Hints from Heloise: Sometimes, relatives don’t want family heirlooms ... until they’ve been sold
Dr. Oz discusses the merits of intermittent fasting
Willem Dafoe’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 22, 2024
Miss Manners: Do I tell my neighbor I’ve noticed she has lost weight?
Asking Eric: Grandma-to-be worries that the other grandmother will have a stronger connection to baby
Dear Abby: I think my niece is ashamed to introduce me to her fiancé’s family and I’m heartbroken
Today’s daily horoscope for July 22, 2024
Asking Eric: My girlfriend whose dad caught us smoking pot when we were teens is now a judge
Dear Abby: My husband, who plugs my nose when I snore, doesn’t know what love is
Dear Annie: Innkeeper says elderly guests ‘have me on very much on edge’
Dear Annie: Sober couple would rather not split the check when dining with friends who drink
Juno Temple’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 21, 2024
Asking Eric: When I talk about the many places I’ve been and the celebrities I’ve met, people walk away
Dear Abby: My stepmother won’t stop pushing her unsound parenting advice on me
Today’s daily horoscope for July 21, 2024
Miss Manners: Please don’t flush the toilet when I’m in the restroom taking a business call
Dear Annie: The foul language my friend uses when children are around shocks me
Dear Abby: How can I help a friend and co-worker who I’ve learned is a hoarder?
Dear Annie: My coworkers ignore my greetings and goodbyes. Should I stay or move on?
Hints from Heloise: How to keep a soap dish clean and berries fresh
Miss Manners: Dinner guests come for the food, but not for the company
Judy Greer’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 20, 2024
Asking Eric: I want to forgive a debt owed by my financially strapped brother, but my sister won’t let it go
Asking Eric: Couple believes invitations to relatives’ milestone events are gift grabs and nothing more
Dear Abby: There was no place for grandma to sleep because the kids would not be ‘put out’
Today’s daily horoscope for July 20, 2024
Miss Manners: One couple arrived at the wedding with their kids in tow, even though no children were invited
Asking Eric: Can I send my daughter a Mother’s Day card even though her husband’s kids don’t call her mom?
Dear Abby: My daughter-in-law has turned my son away from his sister
Dear Annie: When we weren’t invited to the wedding, I realized that we are not considered family
Hints from Heloise: How to care for vintage doll clothing and more
Anthony Edwards’ birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 19, 2024
Miss Manners: I can’t be any clearer about my name
Asking Eric: Are we elitist for wanting our daughter to find a partner with a viable career path?
Dear Abby: Adult who has troubling dreams of childhood urged to see a psychotherapist
Today’s daily horoscope for July 19, 2024
Miss Manners: If an item doesn’t scan, please don’t say ‘I guess it’s free, then’, retail worker begs
Dear Annie: He leads me on when he’s single and unfriends me when he finds a girlfriend. I’m confused.
Asking Eric: My adult children privately demean one another in my presence and it really upsets me
Dear Abby: Woman in her 50s is tired of coming home after long work days to a demanding retired husband
Dear Annie: My girlfriend has kept me a secret from her family ... for six years
Best of Dear Abby: I work 12-hour nightshifts at a hospital and my husband hosts sketchy parties
Hints from Heloise: A baby shower gift idea, a decluttering tip and more
Kristen Bell’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 18, 2024
Miss Manners: COVID causes couple to cancel a trip planned with friends ... should they get a refund?
Asking Eric: We spent money traveling to a destination wedding and I wish we never made the trip
Dear Abby: My husband says he’s still attracted to me ... he’s just no longer interested in sex
Today’s daily horoscope for July 18, 2024
Miss Manners: Employee offered a work-from-home option anticipates envy from in-office crew
Dear Abby: We were out with friends when my wife ran into a guy she knew ... she was ‘all over’ him
Asking Eric: I’d like to move to a retirement community but my husband would rather not ... what do we do?
Dear Abby: My ex-mother-in-law trimmed my daughter’s baby curls without my knowledge and I’m livid
Dear Annie: 72-year-old learns that sweat attacks are caused by ‘fight or flight’ adrenaline rushes
Best of Miss Manners: I drove for 3 days to visit your ailing mom and you had no place for me to sleep?
Hints from Heloise: How to core a head of lettuce, keep mushrooms fresh and more
Dr. Oz discusses antibacterial products and health
Miss Manners: I’m married to a man who holds his fork in his fist and who talks with food in his mouth
Eric Winter’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 17, 2024
Asking Eric: I’m having a hard time being supportive of my soon-to-be-divorced son, who cheated on his wife
Dear Abby: You’re okay being a ‘side piece’? Dig deep and see if you can locate a shred of self-esteem
Today’s daily horoscope for July 17, 2024
Miss Manners: Elderly relative who thinks she’s imparting wisdom is busy hurting feelings
Dear Annie: Woman whose husband was killed in motorcycle accident pleads with drivers to pay attention
Why Tho? Last-minute party flakes may have received their final invitation
Check your mailbox! The first round of Senior Freeze checks are on the way, state said.
Asking Eric: Friend who fancies himself a filmmaker looks for cash donations and free labor
Dear Abby: We pay for our lazy father’s housing, but his future wife won’t live rent-free on us
Dear Annie: Friends are reluctant to give financial support to woman with cancer who lived a lavish lifestyle
When will I get my ANCHOR benefit? The latest on N.J. property tax savings.
Best of Dear Abby: I’m unhappy with my wife but unsure if I should move forward with my girlfriend
Hints from Heloise: Tips for parking at a grocery store, gift ideas for bookworms and more
Alexandra Shipp’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 16, 2024
Miss Manners: Post-show small talk is awkward for theater critic
Asking Eric: My stepmother-in-law died suddenly and my family showed no empathy
Dear Abby: Woman leaves her once-amazing partner who is absent for days and becomes abusive when questioned
Today’s daily horoscope for July 16, 2024
Miss Manners: How do you end a friendship with someone you just don’t enjoy spending time with?
Asking Eric: I stormed out of the room after an argument with my husband and my bestie didn’t follow me!
Dear Annie: My older sister needs to evict my younger sister - a freeloading hoarder - and her alcoholic son
Real estate scams are skyrocketing. Here’s how to protect your home sale.
Hints from Heloise: 27-year-old shares what he says are ‘some things that really turn men off’
Dr. Oz discusses a weight-loss plan that works
Miss Manners: When the table is cleared, guests pack up everything they brought ... even the ice cream
Iain Armitage’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 15, 2024
Asking Eric: When I’m with my step-grandchildren, they’re loving and say they’ll keep in touch. Then, nothing.
Dear Abby: Readers shocked by advice to woman frustrated by having to host her husband’s buddy and his wife
Today’s daily horoscope for July 15, 2024
Asking Eric: My coughing fits are embarrassing and I worry people think I’m sick or contagious
Dear Abby: Phone calls with my sweet elderly friend have become endless, repetitive loops
Dear Annie: Woman gets ‘overwhelming response’ on dating site, but doesn’t look like the picture she posted
Sara Canning’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 14, 2024
Asking Eric: ‘Much-loved’ uncle who exposed himself to children must be reported
Dear Abby: I’m her son, not her friend
Today’s daily horoscope for July 14, 2024
Miss Manners: The kids in the carpool treat grandparent like a nameless bus driver
Asking Eric: I was livid with my daughter’s father-in-law. Frankly, I was ready to spend the night in jail!
Dear Abby: My wife smokes pot, sleeps late and contributes nothing beyond being nice to me
Dear Annie: In a couple of weeks, I will attend my dad’s fourth wedding. I have some reservations.
Hints from Heloise: Should you remove caps before recycling bottles?
Aya Cash’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 13, 2024
Asking Eric: My friend is married to a pilot and I’m pretty sure she’s destined for divorce
Dear Abby: My girlfriend thought I was out cheating on her ... I was at my grandparents’ house
Today’s daily horoscope for July 13, 2024
Miss Manners: I fell asleep at the symphony and got an earful from the woman who was seated next to me
Dear Annie: Out of the blue, she cut me off completely and blocked me on social media
Asking Eric: For me, the ‘no problem’ response is sometimes a problem
Dear Abby: My parents no longer want their children or grandkids around
Dear Annie: My husband never shows me affection in public
Hints from Heloise: Try out these handy cooking tips
Miss Manners: I don’t feel connection with my boyfriend’s daughter ... AT ALL!
Steve Howey’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 12, 2024
Asking Eric: After I got a good job, my parents started asking me for money ... a lot of money
Dear Abby: I lost weight and gained sanity, freedom and healthy relationships in my life
Today’s daily horoscope for July 12, 2024
Miss Manners: I’m not interested in exchanging pleasantries with strangers while I’m out walking
Dear Abby: We have several friends who are real estate agents and it makes listing our home awkward
Miss Manners: Our child’s friend came with us on a beach vacation and brought no money
Asking Eric: I’ve been chastised for no longer sending gifts to young people who don’t thank me
Dear Abby: I’m scared of my next door neighbor after seeing her on a police video on the internet
Dear Annie: Have you ever offered advice you regretted? I have. And my mistake was a doozy.
Best of Dear Abby: My ex disappeared with our 10-year-old daughter on the advice of our 13-year-old son
Hints from Heloise: How to maximize the cooling effects of a box fan and more
Miss Manners: No, it’s not ‘dreadfully rude’ to ask for a glass for your beer
Serinda Swan’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 11, 2024
Asking Eric: I’ve eliminated alcohol entirely, but my wife still drinks more than she should
Dear Abby: Mystery of missing undies leaves hostess embarrassed
Today’s daily horoscope for July 11, 2024
Miss Manners: Is it okay to ask our beach house guests to help with clean up after their stay?
Asking Eric: My friend uses a handicap parking sticker for pure convenience and I find it abhorrent
Dear Abby: ‘My pregnant daughter insists I shower before seeing her child,’ says longtime smoker
Dear Annie: How can I convince my daughter to cut off communication with her dad entirely?
Dr. Oz says keep your stride in your 70s and beyond
Hints from Heloise: Thoughts on vacuum sealing important documents, freezing fresh corn and more
Wyatt Russell’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 10, 2024
Miss Manners: 89-year-old woman told polished toes are ‘a must’ when wearing open-toe sandals
Asking Eric: I did a bad thing ... I ghosted a friend
Dear Abby: My fiancée’s ‘touchy-feely’ male friends visit her at work and go out with her for drinks
Today’s daily horoscope for July 10, 2024
Miss Manners: Why don’t people knock before trying to open a single occupancy bathroom door?
Dear Annie: They already took your possessions, don’t let them take your peace
Why Tho? Readers share support for brokenhearted letter writer
Asking Eric: My cousin is in love with a woman he’s never met ... I’m concerned
Dear Abby: I want to write to my childhood friend without being disrespectful to our spouses
Dear Annie: Is there a tactful way to tell a housemate she needs a shower?
Best of Dear Abby: I was told to leave a restaurant when I asked the owner to stop his toilet talk
Hints from Heloise: Use a spray bottle rather than a swatter to get those houseflies?
Linda Park’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 9, 2024
Miss Manners: Grocery store employee waits for tip that never comes
Asking Eric: It makes me uncomfortable when my boss says my 60-year-old coworkers ‘should retire’
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Dear Abby: My husband’s family members are MY in-laws, not my estranged sister’s
Today’s daily horoscope for July 9, 2024
Miss Manners: How am I going to meet my next ex-wife working from home?
Asking Eric: I always win fun competitions ... should I sometimes let others take the loot, honor and glory?
Dear Abby: I should’ve believed my husband when he said he’d spend his retirement watching TV
Dear Annie: I was allowed to attend my son’s wedding ‘as long as I didn’t cause problems’
Dr. Oz discusses statin prescriptions
Hints from Heloise: Is there a difference in nutritional values between grade AA, A and B eggs?
Kevin Bacon’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 8, 2024
Asking Eric: Aunt banished to the cousins table at wedding
Dear Abby: Our adopted daughter has been clingy since her birth mom told her she is her REAL mother
Today’s daily horoscope for July 8, 2024
Asking Eric: I’m tired of forcing down my wife’s meals ... I wish she would just let me cook!
Dear Abby: My daughter didn’t invite my current wife to her graduation and it has put me in a bad spot
Dear Annie: Students ask for ideas on navigating the high school social scene without Snapchat
Robin Weigert’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 7, 2024
Asking Eric: When we leave the house, my husband turns into a road-raging fool
Dear Abby: Grandmother feels slighted by stolen nickname
Today’s daily horoscope for July 7, 2024
Miss Manners: Attention grocery store shoppers ... don’t judge me for eating something before paying
Dear Annie: My best friend’s boyfriend has been flirting with me for months
Asking Eric: We received the invitation to my nephew’s wedding a mere three weeks before the event
Dear Abby: My sister, whose treatment of me has bordered on cruel, wants to borrow money
Dear Annie: Married woman is playing with fire as she rekindles a connection with old flame
Hints from Heloise: College fund starts with change in a small box
Eva Green’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 6, 2024
Asking Eric: At a recent family celebration, I witnessed a crime committed by my outlaw relatives
Dear Abby: Father and son reconnect but don’t ‘connect’
Today’s daily horoscope for July 6, 2024
Miss Manners: ‘Take only the condiments and napkins you need,’ fast-food restaurant employee begs
Dear Annie: I just can’t stand by and watch my best friend make a mistake she’ll always regret
Asking Eric: How do I keep my husband from ‘carving’ the holiday turkey?
Dear Abby: My husband and ex-lover have met and seem to enjoy conversing
Dear Annie: Should I confess my feelings or stay silent about my work crush?
They almost lost $25k in real estate scam. Why won’t bank release their money?
Hints from Heloise: Can I freeze milk?
Miss Manners: My husband stole all the covers and his response when I told him left me feeling cold
Michael Stuhlbarg’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 5, 2024
Asking Eric: My brother asked me not to say anything about the child he fathered and ... I have not
Dear Abby: Online acquaintance asks for a closer relationship
Today’s daily horoscope for July 5, 2024
Miss Manners: Let’s talk table manners
Asking Eric: When someone I haven’t seen in years says ‘you haven’t changed a bit,’ I call BS
Asking Eric: For self-published author, bookstores are a sad scene
Dear Abby: If you don’t want to attend a wedding reception, please feel free to decline the invitation
Dear Annie: Let freedom ring
Best of Dear Abby: I had a very good relationship with my daughter-in-law ... or so I thought
Hints from Heloise: Consider reusing trash bags
Becki Newton’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 4, 2024
Asking Eric: ‘My husband was left off the family tree ... how should I handle this slight?’, man asks
Dear Abby: Woman yells, curses and then throws her mother and niece out of her house
Today’s daily horoscope for July 4, 2024
Miss Manners: A gracious hostess doesn’t tell her guests how hard she labored over the finger sandwiches
Asking Eric: My friends think I’d be unable to handle a full-time job but I think I’m up to the challenge
Dear Abby: He called off our wedding but says he still wants to be together
Dear Annie: You consider yourself a single parent because your spouse works a lot? I find that offensive.
Best of Dear Abby: I was invited to a dinner party and told perhaps I should bring my own food
Dr. Oz discusses the connection between lifestyle and dementia
Hints from Heloise: Ode to the egg
Tom Cruise’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 3, 2024
Miss Manners: I’m tired of relatives and acquaintances asking ... ‘When are you getting engaged?’
Asking Eric: I fear if I move home to help my parents and brother, I’ll become nonexistent to my friends
Dear Abby: Woman shamefully targets man with disabilities
Today’s daily horoscope for July 3, 2024
Miss Manners: Expectant couple finds it jarring to be asked about the circumstances surrounding conception
Asking Eric: Sometimes, no answer is an answer.
Why Tho? Parent of trans child still steaming after in-laws made donation in their name to conservative cause
Asking Eric: It’s a long ride and a lot of gas to visit someone I barely know
Dear Abby: There were no name tags for us when we arrived at the party ... should we have left?
Dear Annie: Don’t call doctors by their first names, physicians say
‘Trip of a lifetime’ ruined when UPS lost our passports, customers say
Hints from Heloise: Pretzels in a layer cake and preserving pictures
Miss Manners: ‘The adulations are getting nauseating,’ says woman who cares for disabled loved one
Margot Robbie’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 2, 2024
Asking Eric: Couple needs to have a state-of-the-union conversation
Dear Abby: Man’s fondness for porn is a turnoff for his partner
Today’s daily horoscope for July 2, 2024
Miss Manners: What’s the appropriate mourning period for ex-college sweethearts who are now in their 80s?
Dear Annie: Boundaries are okay, grandparent says
Asking Eric: What does one do with journal entries from the 1970s when things were ‘a little crazy’?
Dear Abby: How do I avoid a lunch date with a taker and a talker who I have nothing in common with?
Dear Annie: I had my car detailed and when I got it back, some of my spare change was gone
Dr. Oz discusses headache causes and solutions
Hints from Heloise: Protecting your packages from porch pirates
Miss Manners: They insisted they returned a book they borrowed, but I saw it on their bookshelf
Alan Ruck’s birthday astrology and your horoscope for July 1, 2024
Asking Eric: ‘I need grandchildren from this boy!’
Dear Abby: Widower struggles to find a way forward
Today’s daily horoscope for July 1, 2024