Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

P.S. Because your daughter-in-law has a history of infidelity, if you hire a P.I. and he or she finds evidence that she’s cheating again, you should let your son know and the context in which the discovery was made. DEAR ABBY: My wife continually dirties the floors in our home because she refuses to stop wearing shoes in the house.

She calls me from her new house in the middle of the night if she’s scared, even though she plans to marry him.