Lifestyles

Dear Heloise: Regarding hard-boiled eggs, I've had a terrible time with them over the years and have tried several different methods. I finally found ...

DEAR ABBY: I'm in an eight-month relationship with a man who is a sexy good dancer. (I'm also a good dancer.) My dilemma is, he attracts a lot of fema...

Dear Heloise: I read a letter in your column about eating chicken that was stored unwrapped. At the end of your answer, you said never to refreeze mea...

DEAR ABBY: I have a persecution complex. I know where it comes from. My mother repeatedly told me how ugly I was as a child. Recently, I was going thr...

DEAR ABBY: My father, who is retired, has always had a big heart and almost no regard for himself. Anytime he meets someone in a tough situation, he d...

Dear Heloise: A friend of my mother decided to downsize to a townhome after living in her large family home for years. She decided the things that she...

DEAR ABBY: I was with the same man for 36 years, but I divorced him three years ago because of his gambling problems. We came to this country 27 years...

Dear Heloise: I read with interest the letter from Margaret about reading and our children. I know we all have busy lives, but children and their educ...

DEAR ABBY: I am a gay man who has been with my husband for more than 30 years. He's from a different culture, as are our now-grown adopted children. M...

These last wonderful summer-like days are now dwindling quickly. Although I have been watering my containers they are now at the stage where our beaut...

Dear Heloise: Like many have submitted, I also have a hint for reusing Christmas cards. You might have printed this before, but maybe it's worth repea...

DEAR ABBY: I was shopping recently and encountered a mother who had her two young children in her cart. One of them was making a loud noise. The mothe...

Dear Heloise: My cat stopped using his litter box for reasons he never explained, but he was happy to use a pee pad. So, after trying many other thing...

DEAR ABBY: My father was a terrible person. He was physically abusive to his wife and kids, and he sexually abused both of my sisters. He was a viciou...

Dear Heloise: I have an idea for the person who was wondering about traveling solo. I traveled with friends for over 30 years, but I decided I had oth...

DEAR ABBY: I met "Donny" 18 months ago. For a while, we were both happy. Then suddenly, every Friday, Donny would make some excuse, smoke a cigarette ...

Dear Heloise: I house-sit and clean for a number of clients, and I wanted to share some observations. The use of granite countertops in kitchens and b...

 DEAR ABBY: I lost my husband two months ago after a long, debilitating illness. I loved him very much, and the loss was very difficult, although not ...

DEAR ABBY: My husband, "Andy," and I have been together 25 years, married for 16. We have three kids ages 14, 11 and 9. Our marriage has always been a...

Dear Heloise: I read your column every day in the Houston Chronicle. I love it. I have a cutting board hint. I use the juice groove around the edges t...