Advice for Life

troubled father and his adult son on a couch. By Fizkes. A father suspects that one of his sons was the result of his ex-wife’s affair. Now, this dad desires DNA disclosure. See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Divorced Dad Desires DNA Disclosure

Is it a good idea to share his suspicions with his grown son?

By Amy Dickinson | January 27, 2023
three generations of women by Pavel Losevsky. A woman’s DNA discovery leads to a new niece. Her brother wants nothing to do with his daughter, but the woman does. See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

DNA Discovery Leads to a New Niece

And to a miffed brother who wants to keep her out of the family

By Amy Dickinson | January 20, 2023
couple after argument. by Prostockstudio. Decades of marriage, including 20 years without sex. A frustrated husband asks, is there any hope? See “Ask Amy” has to say.
Advice for Life

This Long Marriage Includes a Lack of Intimacy

Frustrated husband longs for more

By Amy Dickinson | January 13, 2023
an overcrowded garage full of stuff. Image by Joni Hanebutt. "Is my husband a hoarder?" a wife wonder. He collects more and tosses nothing – and she’s had it. See what Ask Amy advises.
Advice for Life

Is My Husband a Hoarder?

Wife is reaching the end of her sanity

By Amy Dickinson | January 6, 2023
Wald Disney World entrance. image by Lucy Clark. A cheating, soon-to-be ex came on the family vacation his wife was paying for, despite her disapproval. See what “Ask Amy” has to say.
Advice for Life

Surprise! Ex Comes on the Family Vacation

Despite the soon-to-be ex-wife’s disapproval

By Amy Dickinson | December 30, 2022
Woman wiping his eyes from crying after quarrel with her husband at home. Photo by Ljupco. For Ask Amy article on a husband's family who ignores his new wife
Advice for Life

Husband’s Family Ignores His Not-So-New Wife

Eight years of marriage, and she might as well not exist

By Amy Dickinson | December 23, 2022
sad man clutching his loved one's sweater. Image by Dmytro Zinkevych. Grief manifests in many forms – including clutter and hoarding. See how Ask Amy advises this man who feels stuck in grief.
Advice for Life

Stuck in Grief and Clutter

When grief seems here to stay

December 16, 2022
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

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