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Ask Amy: Future son-in-law has strong opinions about wedding
Dear Amy: Must I become Momzilla, Destroyer of Weddings, or is there a way to move forward with concessions and compromises on both sides?
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Ask Amy: Should I have asked for my wine back?
Dear Amy: I brought a bottle of wine and handed it to the hostess. I was informed that there would be no alcohol being served. The hosts did have water and soft drinks. Should I have asked for my wine back?If they don't drink alcohol, what happened to my wine?
Ask Amy: Should we split the inheritance with the stepchildren?
Dear Amy: Should we children that inherited the entire estate split the inheritance with the stepchildren?
Ask Amy: Estrangement is a disease in my family
Dear Amy: My husband and I have seven adult children: Two are his, four are mine, and one is “ours.” All are estranged at this time.
Ask Amy: Covid Couple out of luck on vacation
Dear Amy: A week before our planned vacation, one couple contracted Covid. As two of the other travelers were immunocompromised, the Covid Couple chose to cancel, even though they would probably have been well enough to travel by the time the house share was to start.
Ask Amy: I want my granddaughter to move out
Dear Amy: I love my granddaughter, but I don't know how much drama and negativity I can take.
Ask Amy: I miss my friend
Dear Amy: My childhood friend of 15 years and I lived together for three years as roommates.
Ask Amy: Father diagnosed with pancreatitis worries daughter
What you don’t need to do is to lecture him about his drinking. He is living his life, making (unhealthy) choices, and now he is facing the consequences of his choices, writes Amy Dickinson.
Ask Amy: I can’t stand working outside anymore
Dear Amy: I used to be able to handle the heat and I miss working outside with my husband.
Ask Amy: How can I be a kind neighbor but create space?
Dear Amy: My husband and I are jokingly telling each other we are ready to move.
Ask Amy: Fiancée still lives with her ex
Dear Amy: She lives with the guy she has been with for 15 years. She has two children with him. They are not married and she told me there are no feelings or intimacy between them – and I believe that. But she still sleeps in the same bed with him.
Ask Amy: Mom’s harsh discipline leads to disrespect
Dear Amy: I was the disciplinarian while my children grew up. I freely admit that I crossed the line multiple times in disciplining my son, but I have apologized many times.
Ask Amy: I can’t forgive myself for cheating
Dear Amy: The phrase “once a cheater always a cheater” just plays on an endless loop in my head.
Ask Amy: I’m worried that I’ll never lose my virginity
Dear Amy: I've never been kissed, and I've never had a boyfriend, so whenever I think about it, I get upset and my mind starts to spiral.
Ask Amy: 17-year-old grandson allowed to drink alcohol at home
Dear Amy: They believe that he will become normalized to drinking and not consider it “forbidden fruit” when he goes away to college.
Ask Amy: My boyfriend has bad breath
Dear Amy: I don't want to hurt his feelings. How can I tell him without coming off rude or insulting?
Ask Amy: Friend abandoned me during visit for her new guy
Dear Amy: She seems mad at me, but I think I’m the one that has the right to be upset.
Ask Amy: Teenage daughter is hard on herself and consumed by doubt
Being beautiful, popular, smart, and high-achieving does not inoculate anyone against depression, anxiety, a mood disorder, or crushing doubt, writes Amy Dickinson.
Ask Amy: My adult stepchildren routinely exclude me
Dear Amy: When the stepson called to firm up plans, he was on speakerphone and I asked why I was excluded. He said, “You were not included before you married my father [four years ago], and I decided to keep it that way.”
Ask Amy: I’m childless, petless and happy
Dear Amy: Often when I meet someone new, they'll ask me if I have children. When I say no, they will then ask if I have pets.