Amy Dickinson

Dear Amy: A while ago my wife got a cellphone call from "Martine," a very high-strung woman whom she regarded as a friend. The reception was so poor that she...

Dear Amy: My friend is 15 years older than me. She has her Ph.D. and teaches at a university. She lives beyond her means and is now working two jobs...

Dear Amy: "Christy" and I have been friends for more than 25 years. Christy married an abusive monster, and after 15 years of her crying to me and then going...

Dear Amy: I've been single since high school (I'm currently 27 years old). Dating has never been exactly a priority of mine, but I do want a romantic relationship in...

Dear Readers: For the past 14 years, I have devoted one December column entirely to the idea of giving books to children on Christmas morning (or whatever wintertime holiday you...

Dear Amy: My father-in-law died about five years ago. My in-laws were married for 45 years. My mother-in-law is 80 and insists on living in her own house. She expects...

Dear Amy: My boyfriend/significant other of 13 years is six years older than me. He wants to retire in a year or two and move more than 200 miles away...

Dear Amy: Last year we had my husband's daughter, her husband and their four children come and stay with us for a couple of weeks around Christmas. When they arrived,...

Dear Amy: My son married a wonderful woman several years ago. They have a 1-year-old child. I genuinely like her side of the family and have a good relationship with...

Dear Amy: My in-laws are wonderful people. They are now elderly. Their complaint over the past five years is that I have no patience with them. This has bled over...