Former Inmate Fibs About Marital Status
Abby says the reader should share concerns with the estate executor if the widow may be misstating her marriage history.
- In the latest Dear Abby column, advice columnist Abigail Van Buren addresses a reader's concern regarding family member April, who recently began posting about a long-term marriage.
- April recently began posting about a long-term marriage, yet timeline analysis suggests her partner would have been incarcerated at a state women's prison during the period she claims they were together.
- Separately, a reader identified as 'Going Broke in the West' sought advice on managing restaurant bills, reporting friends frequently order expensive items, leaving them to subsidize meals costing between $150 and $200.
- Van Buren advised the reader to simply request separate checks, suggesting they state it would "work better for us" to frame the request as a neutral statement of fact rather than criticism.
- Regarding April's situation, the column advises against public embarrassment but encourages those with knowledge of the partner's estate to share relevant information directly with the executor if fraud is suspected.
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Dear Abby: I bit my tongue about her revisionist history, but am I’m enabling a lie?
Dear Abby: A family member, “April,” recently lost her partner. Although I deeply disliked the individual, I was able to muster an “I’m sorry” when he passed. Then, April started posting how long they’d been married. (They weren’t married.) If her timeline is accurate, then he would have been with her at the state women’s prison, where she was incarcerated in the early 2000s.
Chicago Sun Times
Usa newsDear Abby: Sibling who did time fibs about marital status after partner’s death
<p><b>DEAR ABBY:</b> A family member, "April," recently lost her partner. Although I deeply disliked the individual, I was able to muster an "I'm sorry" when he passed. Then, April started posting how long they'd been married. (They weren't married.) If her timeline is accurate, then he would have been with her at the state women's prison, where she was incarcerated in the early 2000s.</p><p>I know I should keep my opinions to myself, and I did …
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Dear Abby: Former inmate fibs about marital status
Dear Abby: A family member, "April," recently lost her partner. Although I deeply disliked the person, I was able to muster an "I'm sorry" when he died. Then, April started posting on social media about how long they'd been married…
Former Inmate Fibs About Marital Status
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