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Dear Abby, January 23 2024: “My friend doesn’t know why she and her husband don’t have many friends. I know why.”

Dear Abby, January 23 2024: “My friend doesn’t know why she and her husband don’t have many friends. I know why.”

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Dear Abby, January 23 2024: “My friend doesn’t know why she and her husband don’t have many friends. I know why.”
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My take: To recap, the LW’s friend is unhappy that she and her husband have few friends. The LW says it’s because the friend’s husband “takes over every conversation, bragging about himself and the people he knows.” Now the LW’s friend wants the LW’s husband to befriend her husband, but her husband can’t stand the guy. T…

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