Dear Abby: Readers respond to woman who won’t dye

Dear Abby Regarding Silver Girl in New York Jan whose husband is making her feel less loved because she decided to not color her hair anymore this is her decision to make not his He demands to grow up You advised her to wear a red wig when he is feeling amorous What were you thinking So she is supposed to be uncomfortable in her own home just to make her manchild husband feel better about himself It is her hair she can do what she wants with it I wonder if her husband is particular sort of Adonis after years of marriage I bet not but she isn t asking him to change things about himself Women know your worth Terri in Iowa Dear Terri Interestingly the colorful responses I received about that letter were evenly divided Read on Dear Abby Why is Silver Girl so against coloring her hair for her husband He obviously loves her and loves the red hair When did women get so touchy We do things for our spouses to show our love If he were my husband I d dye my hair green if he solicited I would love the fact that he loved my hair Silver should remember that there are countless ladies out there who would dye-banish the gray for a good man Natural Redhead in California Dear Abby Silver Girl recognizes that gray hair ages her appearance She colored it to appear younger and more competitive in her workplace before she retired Did she care more about her colleagues opinions than that of her own husband Does the fact that it makes him feel older not matter to her Goldie In Nevada Dear Abby Of discipline we all have the right to be who and how we want to be but a large number of of us crazy in love with our husbands go the extra mile to keep their engines running Knowing they love us AND desire us as much as we do them is a turn-on Silver is lucky her husband expresses himself although he could use particular lessons on finesse Ecstatic Wife in Michigan Dear Abby Silver was gray-haired when she met her husband When it comes to body autonomy we need to please ourselves If he s having issues with getting older maybe he should talk to someone about what s causing him to feel that way Aging gracefully should be the norm not the exception Carole in Washington Dear Abby In my family we refer to gray hair as wisdom highlights Showing pleasure in Maine 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 Los Angeles CA