We agreed from the outset that should the relationship end, the ring (or value thereof) would be returned to me.

She had selected the ring and told me repeatedly how much she loved it.

Do you think she's still "in love" with me and that's why she refuses to return the ring.

-- DUMPED WITHOUT RING.

DEAR DUMPED: No, I think she is still in love with the RING, which is why she refuses to return it.

If you want that ring back (or the value thereof), you may have to take her to court to get it?

DEAR ABBY: I have an extremely well-educated and intelligent friend whose emotions, ideas and opinions seem to have become subjugated to the control of her relatively new spouse.

If she confides that her husband is emotionally abusive, support her by reminding her that, despite what her husband may have told her, she's intelligent and well-educated. ?

DEAR ABBY: Is it fair to other family members to leave dirty dishes in the sink until "later".

Good advice for everyone -- teens to seniors -- is in "The Anger in All of Us and How to Deal With It." To order, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $8 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Anger Booklet, P.O