US EditionDear Abby: Woman who refused husband’s request to dye her hair elicits ‘colorful’ reader responses
- A woman known as Silver Girl stopped coloring her hair after 20 years of marriage, prompting her husband to make her feel less loved.
- Silver Girl’s decision to stop dyeing her hair comes from her recognition that gray hair ages her and the desire to age gracefully, while her husband prefers her with red hair.
- She previously colored her hair younger and more competitively before retiring, and many readers noted that it is her right to decide what to do with her hair regardless of her husband’s feelings.
- Responses to the letter published January 5 in Dear Abby were evenly divided, with some supporting body autonomy and others emphasizing doing things for spouses, while Abby’s author called the husband a 'manchild' lacking finesse.
- The situation highlights tensions between aging, personal choice, and marital expectations, suggesting that couples may benefit from addressing underlying feelings, including the husband’s possible insecurities about aging.
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DEAR ABBY: Readers respond to writer who refuses to dye
DEAR ABBY: Regarding "Silver Girl in New York" (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not colour her hair anymore, this is her decision to make, not his. He needs to grow up.
Dear Abby: Who would have thought that an old lady dying her hair would get everyone so worked up?
DEAR ABBY: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore, this is her decision to make, not his. He needs to grow up.
Dear Abby: Husband needs to grow up after wife’s choice
Dear Abby: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore, this is her decision to make, not his. He needs to grow up.
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The Mercury newsDear Abby: She won’t dye her hair for her husband? When did women get so touchy?
DEAR ABBY: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore: This is her decision to make, not his. He needs to grow up. Related Articles Dear Abby: My sister changed her story about why she abandoned us Dear Abby: I provoked my fiancee with the wedding photos, and she hit the roof Dear Abby: I don’t think I …
Dear Abby: ‘When did women get so touchy?’ Readers slap back at wife who doesn’t want to dye her hair
DEAR ABBY: Regarding “Silver Girl in New York” (Jan. 5), whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore, this is her decision to make, not his. He needs to grow up.
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