DEAR ABBY: During my teenage years, I was repeatedly raped by my brother. The emotional and physical damage has left my life broken. He is now in a long-term relationship. Should I tell his girlfriend about the abuse? -- HOLDING A SECRET  

DEAR ABBY: When my husband and I fight, which isn't really that often, he shuts himself away for several days. He locks the door to his office or the guest room and won't come out.  -- WAITING FOR HIM IN GEORGIA

DEAR ABBY: My fiance, "Peter," has a number of female friends I'm not comfortable with, primarily because they are women he "had" interest in before we started dating.  -- SECOND THOUGHTS

DEAR ABBY: My girlfriend, "Dyanne," and I recently had a baby conceived not long after we started dating. While I love my child with all my heart, Dyanne is constantly dropping hints that she wants an engagement ring. - -- UNENGAGED IN CALIFORNIA

DEAR ABBY: A year and a half ago, I separated from my husband because I was being neglected, not respected, and mistreated emotionally. During the separation, he had to have surgery so I went back. How do I find my happiness and still do the right thing? -- CONFLICTED IN THE SOUTH

DEAR ABBY: I need some advice regarding my mother-in-law. She has hated me since the first time she met me because I'm not from the country but from "the city."  My husband sees nothing wrong with her behavior and says he "won't take sides." -- PEEVED IN PENNSYLVANIA

DEAR ABBY: Please warn your readers to stay away from affairs. They demean you, your mate will lose trust in you, and the person you're having the affair with -- can that person ever really be trusted? -- FINALLY SAW THE LIGHT

DEAR ABBY: For the past three years I've been with a man I believe is the love of my life. Early on, he admitted to a porn addiction that has plagued him his entire life. Why is he so completely done when there is clearly hope for recovery and reconciliation? -- BROKEN-HEARTED IN OREGON

DEAR ABBY: I am becoming more and more irritated with people. They are, in my opinion, self-centered, inconsiderate jerks who need to be smacked. What can I do to get a grip on my temper and not act out the way I have been doing? -- REALLY A NICE GUY IN MICHIGAN

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I got married during the pandemic in a short ceremony. Our first year of marriage has been less a honeymoon than a nightmare. -- HONEYMOON-LESS IN NEW JERSEY