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

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

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: 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 ...

There will be no reception — just champagne and wedding cake in the basement of the church. There’s no wedding dinner, not ...

My oldest daughter is breaking my heart. She's engaged to a nice man and they're planning to marry, but she's cast aside ...

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