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Dear Abby column prompts life change and questions about marriage
A reader credits Dear Abby with prompting a life overhaul after seeking counsel and realizing her marriage was over 19 years. She moves in with a counselor who is Jewish and gay, quits alcohol and Valium, and begins a new life in San Francisco. Another note asks why a coworker’s husband sends flowers to the office. the reply defends public affection as a sign of a good marriage.
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