No bridal shower. No gift registry. No reception. No first dance. Why is she refusing to do anything her father and I want?

DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Alexa,” is breaking my heart. She’s engaged to a nice enough man she’s been with for five ...

DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Alexa,” is breaking my heart. She’s engaged to a nice enough man she’s been with for five ...

DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Alexa,” is breaking my heart. She’s engaged to a nice enough man she’s been with for five ...

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Alexa,” is breaking my heart. She’s engaged to a nice enough man she’s been with for five ...

Dear Abby: My oldest daughter, “Alexa,” is breaking my heart. She’s engaged to a nice enough man she’s been with for five ...

Alexa has refused to have either an engagement party or a bridal shower. Because they are forgoing a registry, my friends ...

Worst of all, her father can’t walk her down the aisle because, in her words, she’s not property to be given away.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

DEAR ABBY: My oldest daughter, “Alexa,” is breaking my heart. She’s engaged to a nice enough man she’s been with for five ...