Amy Dickinson

Dear Amy: I am a retired Catholic priest. For the most part, I have enjoyed these late-life years, especially as the pace of life has eased up. However, one difficulty...

Dear Amy: On Sunday, I realized clearly that my husband was emotionally abusive to me. The next day in your column (I read you in the Los Angeles Times), you...

Dear Amy: I am a financially responsible and secure 24-year-old woman. A few months ago I discovered that I am pregnant. The father of my baby is my long-time boyfriend...

Dear Amy: I was married to a wonderful woman for 30 years. We raised five children together and had our ups and downs, but overall I felt that we had...

Dear Amy: I'm a woman in my 70's. My (slightly older) partner "James" and I are both retired university professors who met after our respective spouses died. We've been together...

Dear Amy: My sister and I don't get along well. In fact, my sister doesn't get along with most people. (Our mom always says, "You know how she is.") I...

Dear Amy: My son is a well-educated guy with a great job. My husband and I both have college degrees and come from good families. We are not by any...

Dear Amy: My parents died within the last three years, after living wonderful, full, and very long lives. My five adult siblings, all in their 70s, speak of visiting my...

Dear Amy: My teenage daughter recently came to me saying that she needed a new smartphone. I took a look, and it was basically smashed. She said she was at...

Dear Amy: I lost both my parents a day apart two years ago. Two years before that, my older sister died. She was 11 years older than me. My sister...