Advice for Life

woman using a rolling pin to roll out dough. Image by Lido. Her husband asked her to prepare additional baked goods for a gluten-free guest, but she’s feeling a bit overwhelmed. See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Holiday Baking for a Gluten-Free Guest

How much extra baking should she be expected to do?

By Amy Dickinson | December 9, 2022
worried wife in bed, for article on a lying cheating husband. Image by Monkey Business Images
Advice for Life

He’s Still a Lying Cheating Husband

But he doesn’t want his wife to leave

By Amy Dickinson | December 6, 2022
angry husband yelling at wife. Image by Fizkes. Married, in her mid-60s, and her husband doesn’t want her to take a girls’ trip with her sister. See what advice columnist Amy Dickinson advises in this issue of “Ask Amy.”
Advice for Life

Husband Disapproves of Girls’ Trip

Does the problem go deeper than this one disagreement?

By Amy Dickinson | November 29, 2022
crying mother and daughter sitting on a bed. Photo by Albertshakirov. A concerned grandma wants her daughter, two grandkids, and verbally abusive son-in-law to move in with her. See what “Ask Amy” advises. 
Advice for Life

Grandma Wants to Help Despite Abusive Son-in-Law

Where does a loving parent draw the line in helping a daughter and grandkids?

By Amy Dickinson | November 18, 2022
a young boy concentrating as he is playing learning game. Monkey business Images. An uncle is upset that his nephew toddler chooses not to hug him – and especially that the parents won’t force it. See what advice columnist Amy Dickinson says in this installment of “Ask Amy.”
Advice for Life

A Toddler’s Choice to Hug or Not to Hug

‘What’s wrong with parents these days?’

By Amy Dickinson | November 4, 2022
Unmannered young boy. A concerned grandmother is unsure how to teach her grandson some table manners without being an interfering nag. See what advice advice columnist Amy Dickinson says in this edition of “Ask Amy.”
Advice for Life

Unmannered Child, Concerned Grandmother

How can she help him without being an interfering nag?

By Amy Dickinson | October 28, 2022
concerned woman Justlight Dreamstime. A woman with social anxiety wants to welcome new neighbors while discouraging in-person interactions. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Social Anxiety and Neighborly Dilemma

Welcoming newcomers without interacting

By Amy Dickinson | October 24, 2022
grandmother and granddaughter together looking closely outside something outside. Image by Szefei, Dreamstime. Mom plays favorites, so Grandmom plays favorites with the disfavored granddaughter. Do two rights make a wrong? See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Parental Favoritism and Grandparenting

Should Grandmom compensate for her granddaughters’ treatment?

By Amy Dickinson | October 14, 2022
couple arguing. Photo by Wavebreakmedia Ltd, Dreamstime. A retired couple is wrangling over money and marriage – she wants money to do with as she wishes or she is out of the marriage.
Advice for Life

Money and Marriage, Retirement and Control

Retirees wrangle over the true cost of love

By Amy Dickinson | October 7, 2022
lots of junk foods, like cola, fries, onion rings, donut, candy, and more. Photo by Nina Firsova, Dreamstime. When two longtime friends were vacationing together, one got angry that the other wasn't snacking with her. Is there a snacking etiquette?
Advice for Life

Snacking Etiquette: Friend Expects Friend to Join In

Who is in the right here? See what Amy has to say

By Amy Dickinson | September 30, 2022

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