Amy Dickinson

Dear Amy: I am writing to you because I have hit a stalemate with my relationship with my mother. We were always politely distant, but now that my father has...

Dear Amy: When our son and his wife announced their pregnancy (our first grandchild) it was at an event held at her folks' house. They announced that her mother was...

Dear Amy: I've been with my boyfriend for nine months. He is fantastic. From the beginning, I knew his family was extremely important to him. One of his sisters died...

Dear Amy: My spouse and a close friend of ours recently had a heated and deep argument. This involved philosophic and even theological differences, which had never before been revealed....

Dear Amy: I've been in a bad place, and I'm a little surprised at the reason: I am grieving over the death of Matthew Perry. I couldn't identify why I...

Dear Amy: My wife was diagnosed with Stage IV cancer that has metastasized. Our friends (a couple) volunteered to stay at our house and watch our elderly dog so that...

Dear Amy: My son revealed to me that years ago, an older male family member propositioned him to have sex. This apparently took place at a holiday dinner where some...

Dear Amy: I suffered an injury that caused internal bleeding. This gave me severe anemia, which I was unaware I had. I was unknowingly battling its symptoms of depression and...

Dear Amy: My daughter will be getting married in a couple of weeks (her second marriage). They were engaged right before Covid and put the wedding on hold. They've now...

Dear Amy: My husband and I have wonderful friends: a husband and wife, and their 20-year-old daughter. They live on a gorgeous island, and several times each year, we vacation...