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Ask Amy: Should we try a long-distance relationship or break up?
Dear Amy: Should we try a long-distance relationship, or break up now because our future plans don’t seem to include the other?
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Ask Amy: I don’t want to host family for holidays when they are sick
Dear Amy: Can I ask my daughter-in-law not to come here when anyone in the family is sick?
Ask Amy: Mother-in-law keeps asking for money
Dear Amy: Her mother has a good career and makes very good money at her job. However, she has very little to show for it, with no savings or home ownership.
Ask Amy: I have no patience with my elderly in-laws
Dear Amy: This has bled over into my relationship with my wife, who complains that I always have to be the smartest person in the room.
Ask Amy: A bestie’s betrayal may be friendship-ender
Dear Amy: My best friend of many years, “Alexis,” dated married guys for years of her young adult life, basically pulverizing several marriages. This behavior continued during the early years of her own marriage.
Ask Amy: Parents struggle to handle child’s school stress
Dear Amy: My son is 8 years old and is very talkative and inquisitive. He asks lots of “why” questions that don't always coincide with the current conversation, but are about a previous topic.
Ask Amy: High-schooler wants distance from former friend
Dear Amy: I’m a girl in 11th grade. In my freshman year, I made friends with “Ruby.”
Ask Amy: Anxious host wants to politely stop
Dear Amy: How can I politely say no when friends are passing through town or vacationing here and ask if they can spend a couple of nights with us?
Ask Amy: My daughter-in-law doesn’t like me
Dear Amy: She is openly impatient with my son and absolutely cold to me during my visits.
Ask Amy: Why is friendship undervalued?
Dear Amy: Friends and family members have suggested that I'm crazy not to date him, but I just don't see him that way.
Ask Amy: I hate my best friend’s boyfriend
Dear Amy: I met my “Shari” in high school. We have been inseparable ever since. Back then, she was outgoing, radiated confidence, was down to earth, and nothing ever bothered her. Since she began her relationship with “Stephan,” she is a completely different person.
Ask Amy: How can I end this friendship?
Dear Amy: I’m wondering whether just pulling away (being busy when he wants to meet) is kinder than telling him the reasons.
Ask Amy: Does a toy kitchen reinforces gender stereotypes?
Dear Amy: My husband and I have a daughter, “Emma.” She is three. We are thoughtful and responsible parents (at least we think so…). We have a question about gift-giving.
Ask Amy: Any ideas on how to move on and get over my anger?
One way to move on would be to actually move on, writes Amy Dickinson.
Ask Amy: I had a bit of a breakdown
Dear Amy: I took some time off work to attend to my mental health. When I returned, I was pretty much told I was no longer needed at the company. I was very hurt, but in reality it was probably time for me to move on.
Ask Amy: Cousin drama extends to guardianship
Dear Amy: My husband and his cousin, “Jerry,” are like brothers. Jerry and I got off on the wrong foot, because after agreeing to be best man at our very small wedding, he backed out because his sister – whom I had never met – hadn’t been invited.
Ask Amy: Young bully weaponizes friendship
Dear Amy: The two girls were getting along great when all of a sudden Lucy started making friends with all my daughter’s classmates, and then telling her that the other kids don’t want to be her friend.
Ask Amy: Retirees rebound from a major whoopsie
Dear Amy: We quickly realized we had made a mistake and that we didn’t like living in Florida.
Ask Amy: My granddaughter demands to be the center of attention
Dear Amy: If adults try to have a conversation she interrupts continuously, and if she has nothing to actually say, she just makes loud noises. It is beyond irritating.
Ask Amy: Young parents tangle over custody
Dear Amy: My youngest son "Thomas" dated "Allyssa" sporadically during high school. It was a volatile relationship (he's non-confrontational, she loves drama). Allyssa became pregnant at the end of his senior year (her junior year).