Advice for Life

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
A happy woman at the computer for article on a 60-year-old tempted by an old friend
Advice for Life

A 60-Year-Old Is Tempted by an Old Friend

Is long-distance flirtation wrong?

By Amy Dickinson | July 8, 2022
sad teenage boy holding pride flag photo by Ben Gingell Dreamstime. After he wears a gown to his prom, Grandma worries about the safety of her gay grandson. Is he going through a phase? See “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Grandma Concerned for Her Gay Grandson

Concerned for his safety, she hopes he’s going through a phase

By Amy Dickinson | June 28, 2022
mother and adult daughter at coffee shop photo by Ihor Bulyhin Dreamstime. A mother learns that her 36-year-old daughter’s father isn’t who they thought. Should she tell the surprise DNA results? See what Ask Amy says.
Advice for Life

Should Mom Share Surprise DNA Results?

Her daughter’s father isn’t who they both thought he was

By Amy Dickinson | June 24, 2022
Bride spilling coffee on wedding dress. Ask Amy wedding disaster stories
Advice for Life

Real-Life Wedding Disaster Stories

What can go wrong? Plenty!

By Amy Dickinson | June 21, 2022
worried woman at her kitchen window. photo by Mark Adams Dreamstime. A mom suspects her grown daughter has an eating disorder. Should she intervene in her adult daughter’s problems? See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Should I Intervene in My Adult Daughter’s Problem?

A mother is concerned about her daughter’s eating disorder

By Amy Dickinson | June 14, 2022
woman writing letter - photo by Info723783, Dreamstime. “Upset Aunt,” devastated when someone reads a letter she considered private, asks, “Aren’t all letters private?” See what Ask Amy says.
Advice for Life

Upset Aunt Wonders, Aren’t All Letters Private?

Aunt is devastated when private letter is read

By Amy Dickinson | June 10, 2022

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