Dear Abby: I’m afraid my family will be mad if I don’t die before my husband

March 12, 2026

Dear Abby advises a woman who feels like she lives in her husband’s shadow.

https://nypost.com/2026/03/12/lifestyle/dear-abby-im-afraid-my-family-will-be-mad-if-i-dont-die-before-my-husband/

Dear Abby: I’m afraid my family will be mad if I don’t die before my husband <body> <h1> Array ( [0] => sear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [1] => xear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [2] => cear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [3] => fear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [4] => rear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [5] => eear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [6] => dwar abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [7] => dsar abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [8] => ddar abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [9] => drar abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [10] => d4ar abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [11] => d3ar abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [12] => dezr abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [13] => desr abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [14] => dewr abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [15] => deqr abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [16] => deae abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [17] => dead abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [18] => deaf abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [19] => deat abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [20] => dea5 abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [21] => dea4 abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [22] => dear zbby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [23] => dear sbby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [24] => dear wbby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [25] => dear qbby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [26] => dear avby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [27] => dear anby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [28] => dear ahby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [29] => dear agby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [30] => dear agby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [31] => dear abvy: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [32] => dear abny: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [33] => dear abhy: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [34] => dear abgy: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [35] => dear abgy: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [36] => dear abbt: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [37] => dear abbg: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [38] => dear abbh: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [39] => dear abbu: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [40] => dear abb7: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [41] => dear abb6: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [42] => dear abby: u’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [43] => dear abby: j’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [44] => dear abby: k’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [45] => dear abby: o’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [46] => dear abby: 9’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [47] => dear abby: 8’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [48] => dear abby: i’n afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [49] => dear abby: i’k afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [50] => dear abby: i’j afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [51] => dear abby: i’j afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [52] => dear abby: i’m zfraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [53] => dear abby: i’m sfraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [54] => dear abby: i’m wfraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [55] => dear abby: i’m qfraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [56] => dear abby: i’m adraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [57] => dear abby: i’m acraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [58] => dear abby: i’m avraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [59] => dear abby: i’m agraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [60] => dear abby: i’m atraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [61] => dear abby: i’m arraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [62] => dear abby: i’m afeaid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [63] => dear abby: i’m afdaid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [64] => dear abby: i’m affaid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [65] => dear abby: i’m aftaid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [66] => dear abby: i’m af5aid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [67] => dear abby: i’m af4aid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [68] => dear abby: i’m afrzid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [69] => dear abby: i’m afrsid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [70] => dear abby: i’m afrwid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [71] => dear abby: i’m afrqid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [72] => dear abby: i’m afraud my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [73] => dear abby: i’m afrajd my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [74] => dear abby: i’m afrakd my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [75] => dear abby: i’m afraod my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [76] => dear abby: i’m afra9d my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [77] => dear abby: i’m afra8d my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [78] => dear abby: i’m afrais my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [79] => dear abby: i’m afraix my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [80] => dear abby: i’m afraic my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [81] => dear abby: i’m afraif my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [82] => dear abby: i’m afrair my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [83] => dear abby: i’m afraie my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [84] => dear abby: i’m afraid ny family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [85] => dear abby: i’m afraid ky family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [86] => dear abby: i’m afraid jy family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [87] => dear abby: i’m afraid jy family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [88] => dear abby: i’m afraid mt family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [89] => dear abby: i’m afraid mg family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [90] => dear abby: i’m afraid mh family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [91] => dear abby: i’m afraid mu family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [92] => dear abby: i’m afraid m7 family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [93] => dear abby: i’m afraid m6 family will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [94] => dear abby: i’m afraid my damily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [95] => dear abby: i’m afraid my camily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [96] => dear abby: i’m afraid my vamily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [97] => dear abby: i’m afraid my gamily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [98] => dear abby: i’m afraid my tamily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [99] => dear abby: i’m afraid my ramily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [100] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fzmily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [101] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fsmily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [102] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fwmily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [103] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fqmily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [104] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fanily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [105] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fakily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [106] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fajily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [107] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fajily will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [108] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famuly will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [109] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famjly will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [110] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famkly will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [111] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famoly will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [112] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fam9ly will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [113] => dear abby: i’m afraid my fam8ly will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [114] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famiky will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [115] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famipy will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [116] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famioy will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [117] => dear abby: i’m afraid my familt will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [118] => dear abby: i’m afraid my familg will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [119] => dear abby: i’m afraid my familh will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [120] => dear abby: i’m afraid my familu will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [121] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famil7 will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [122] => dear abby: i’m afraid my famil6 will be mad if i don’t die before my husband [123] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family qill be mad if i don’t die before my husband [124] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family aill be mad if i don’t die before my husband [125] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family sill be mad if i don’t die before my husband [126] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family eill be mad if i don’t die before my husband [127] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family 3ill be mad if i don’t die before my husband [128] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family 2ill be mad if i don’t die before my husband [129] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wull be mad if i don’t die before my husband [130] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wjll be mad if i don’t die before my husband [131] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wkll be mad if i don’t die before my husband [132] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family woll be mad if i don’t die before my husband [133] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family w9ll be mad if i don’t die before my husband [134] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family w8ll be mad if i don’t die before my husband [135] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wikl be mad if i don’t die before my husband [136] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wipl be mad if i don’t die before my husband [137] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wiol be mad if i don’t die before my husband [138] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wilk be mad if i don’t die before my husband [139] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wilp be mad if i don’t die before my husband [140] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family wilo be mad if i don’t die before my husband [141] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will ve mad if i don’t die before my husband [142] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will ne mad if i don’t die before my husband [143] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will he mad if i don’t die before my husband [144] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will ge mad if i don’t die before my husband [145] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will ge mad if i don’t die before my husband [146] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will bw mad if i don’t die before my husband [147] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will bs mad if i don’t die before my husband [148] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will bd mad if i don’t die before my husband [149] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will br mad if i don’t die before my husband [150] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will b4 mad if i don’t die before my husband [151] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will b3 mad if i don’t die before my husband [152] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be nad if i don’t die before my husband [153] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be kad if i don’t die before my husband [154] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be jad if i don’t die before my husband [155] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be jad if i don’t die before my husband [156] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mzd if i don’t die before my husband [157] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be msd if i don’t die before my husband [158] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mwd if i don’t die before my husband [159] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mqd if i don’t die before my husband [160] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mas if i don’t die before my husband [161] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be max if i don’t die before my husband [162] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mac if i don’t die before my husband [163] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be maf if i don’t die before my husband [164] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mar if i don’t die before my husband [165] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mae if i don’t die before my husband [166] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad uf i don’t die before my husband [167] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad jf i don’t die before my husband [168] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad kf i don’t die before my husband [169] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad of i don’t die before my husband [170] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad 9f i don’t die before my husband [171] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad 8f i don’t die before my husband [172] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad id i don’t die before my husband [173] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad ic i don’t die before my husband [174] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad iv i don’t die before my husband [175] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad ig i don’t die before my husband [176] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad it i don’t die before my husband [177] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad ir i don’t die before my husband [178] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if u don’t die before my husband [179] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if j don’t die before my husband [180] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if k don’t die before my husband [181] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if o don’t die before my husband [182] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if 9 don’t die before my husband [183] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if 8 don’t die before my husband [184] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i son’t die before my husband [185] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i xon’t die before my husband [186] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i con’t die before my husband [187] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i fon’t die before my husband [188] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i ron’t die before my husband [189] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i eon’t die before my husband [190] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i din’t die before my husband [191] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i dkn’t die before my husband [192] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i dln’t die before my husband [193] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i dpn’t die before my husband [194] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i d0n’t die before my husband [195] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i d9n’t die before my husband [196] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i dob’t die before my husband [197] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i dom’t die before my husband [198] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i doj’t die before my husband [199] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i doh’t die before my husband [200] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i doh’t die before my husband [201] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’r die before my husband [202] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’f die before my husband [203] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’g die before my husband [204] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’y die before my husband [205] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’6 die before my husband [206] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’5 die before my husband [207] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t sie before my husband [208] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t xie before my husband [209] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t cie before my husband [210] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t fie before my husband [211] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t rie before my husband [212] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t eie before my husband [213] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t due before my husband [214] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t dje before my husband [215] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t dke before my husband [216] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t doe before my husband [217] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t d9e before my husband [218] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t d8e before my husband [219] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t diw before my husband [220] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t dis before my husband [221] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t did before my husband [222] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t dir before my husband [223] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t di4 before my husband [224] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t di3 before my husband [225] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die vefore my husband [226] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die nefore my husband [227] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die hefore my husband [228] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die gefore my husband [229] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die gefore my husband [230] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die bwfore my husband [231] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die bsfore my husband [232] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die bdfore my husband [233] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die brfore my husband [234] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die b4fore my husband [235] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die b3fore my husband [236] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die bedore my husband [237] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die becore my husband [238] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die bevore my husband [239] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die begore my husband [240] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die betore my husband [241] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die berore my husband [242] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befire my husband [243] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befkre my husband [244] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die beflre my husband [245] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befpre my husband [246] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die bef0re my husband [247] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die bef9re my husband [248] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befoee my husband [249] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befode my husband [250] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befofe my husband [251] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befote my husband [252] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befo5e my husband [253] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befo4e my husband [254] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die beforw my husband [255] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befors my husband [256] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die beford my husband [257] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die beforr my husband [258] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befor4 my husband [259] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die befor3 my husband [260] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before ny husband [261] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before ky husband [262] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before jy husband [263] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before jy husband [264] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before mt husband [265] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before mg husband [266] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before mh husband [267] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before mu husband [268] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before m7 husband [269] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before m6 husband [270] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my gusband [271] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my busband [272] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my nusband [273] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my jusband [274] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my uusband [275] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my yusband [276] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my hysband [277] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my hhsband [278] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my hjsband [279] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my hisband [280] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my h8sband [281] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my h7sband [282] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my huaband [283] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my huzband [284] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my huxband [285] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my hudband [286] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my hueband [287] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my huwband [288] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husvand [289] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husnand [290] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my hushand [291] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husgand [292] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husgand [293] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbznd [294] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbsnd [295] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbwnd [296] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbqnd [297] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbabd [298] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbamd [299] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbajd [300] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbahd [301] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbahd [302] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbans [303] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbanx [304] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbanc [305] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbanf [306] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbanr [307] => dear abby: i’m afraid my family will be mad if i don’t die before my husbane ) </h1> </body>