Society Columnists

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX: His wife wanted to have it both ways

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My wife and I have been together for 17 years —


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Trust issues plague couple

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I love my girlfriend, “Candy,” with all my heart.


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: She’s fired up over getting fired

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I just got fired yesterday. In all my 18 years of


HELOISE: Have a plan to keep pets safe

Dear Readers: When faced with a grab-it-and-go emergency in your home (fire or flooding) or a


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Realizing they’d rushed situation

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My boyfriend and I met each other at a military


HELOISE: Contact cases double their use

Dear Heloise: I wear contact lenses and have extra cases that came free when I bought products.


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Should ‘Hurt’ forgive sister?

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: I have three sisters, but the one who was my best


HELOISE: Mix soap, baking soda to wash face

Dear Heloise: I’m a longtime reader of both your mom’s and your column, and am always looking for


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Sis won’t pay for ‘vacation’ home

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My 81-year-old mother passed away several months


HELOISE: Enjoy Pat Nixon’s date-nut bread

Dear Readers: While we were looking through archived columns, we ran across this recipe that ran in


HELOISE: Getting stores to match prices

Dear Heloise: How do I get a store to match another’s price for the same item? I want to give my


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Husband, brother are too close

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My husband and his brother are very close. Too


HELOISE: Should returns have own areas?

Dear Heloise: Recently, I was shopping in a major department store and decided to buy some jeans


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: She loves husband but wants more

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My husband and I are a happily married couple of


ANNIE’S MAILBOX: Dad’s health has her worried

By Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar Dear Annie: My sister and I are the only relatives with whom my