Advice for Life

teenager in messy room. Photo by Elnur, Dreamstime. A mom is horrified at how messy her son’s dorm mates are. Parents need to teach an adulting checklist, she says! See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Adulting Checklist for Kids Leaving Home

Mom says she taught her son well, but she’s not so sure about other parents

By Amy Dickinson | September 23, 2022
an older couple holding hands. by Rawpixelimages Dreamstime. 45 years after a teen infatuation and both are single again. Can a romantic reconnection work for them? See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Romantic Reconnection 45 Years Later

Can teenage infatuation be rekindled?

By Amy Dickinson | September 16, 2022
Father and adult son. Image by Fizkes, Dreamstime. Through DNA testing, Dad discovers his son is not his biological son. Mom refuses to discuss, even with the son. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

DNA Testing Reveals Truth About Son

But Mom refuses to discuss the matter

By Amy Dickinson | September 9, 2022
couple arguing in car. Photo by Andrey Popov, Dreamstime. A wife has developed Amaxophobia, a fear of riding in a vehicle, but her husband continues to be a reckless driver. What does Ask Amy advise?
Advice for Life

Help! My Loving Husband Is a Reckless Driver

Or is the problem deeper? See what Ask Amy says

September 2, 2022
lazy man watching TV - photo by Chernetskaya, Dreamstime. A woman is mad at her deadbeat son-in-law, who lets his wife do all the work, from childcare to a fulltime job. See what Ask Amy advises.
Advice for Life

Deadbeat Son-in-Law

His wife does all the work and the mother-in-law is pissed

By Amy Dickinson | August 26, 2022
contractor doing electrical work. photo by Antoniodiaz Dreamstime. The “cougar” – an older woman – finds herself attracted to a much younger man – the contractor working on her house, no less. See what Ask Amy advises.
Advice for Life

A Cougar Hears the Call: An Older Woman’s Dilemma

To act on her feelings or not, that is the question Ask Amy answers

By Amy Dickinson | August 19, 2022
Concerned woman looking at laptop. Photo by Fizkes, Dreamstime. Longtime friends ghosted her and cut off contact, but now she is concerned for their health. Should she reach out? See what Ask Amy says.
Advice for Life

Ghosted by Longtime Friends

But now concerned about their health – should we reach out?

By Amy Dickinson | August 12, 2022
After three divorces, a 65-year-old woman suspects she’s been ‘love bombing’ and sabotaging her own happiness. See what Ask Amy advises.
Advice for Life

Divorcee Accuses Herself of ‘Love Bombing’

Could she have been sabotaging her own happiness for all these years?

By Amy Dickinson | August 5, 2022
wife and husband in therapists' office. Photo by Prostockstudio, Dreamstime, for Ask Amy advice column on woman married to an 'empty shell' of a husband
Advice for Life

Marriage to an ‘Empty Shell’ Must Change

After 40 years, he still refuses to connect emotionally, and his wife has had enough

By Amy Dickinson | July 29, 2022
angry granddaughter - photo by Dmytro Zinkevych Dreamstime. Her 12-year-old challenging granddaughter has added a transitioning friend to the complicated mix, and Grandma is exhausted.
Advice for Life

A Challenging Granddaughter

She’s already a handful, and her transitioning friend complicates things

By Amy Dickinson | July 15, 2022

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