Advice for Life

happy senior couple on laptop, from Robert Kneschke. A son wants to keep the family Zoom connection alive for his aging parents, but his siblings have lost interest. See what “Ask Amy” says.
Advice for Life

Keeping the Family Zoom Connection Alive

When the rest of the kinfolk have lost interest

By Amy Dickinson | May 12, 2023
A middle-aged woman looking pensively to the side. Image by Fizkes. Signs of autism in women are different. A woman wants to share this with her sister and mother, who may be autistic. "Ask Amy" weighs in.
Advice for Life

Autism in Women: A Personal Dilemma

After her diagnosis, she wants her mother and sister to be tested

By Amy Dickinson | May 5, 2023
moody couple after disagreement. From Yuri Arcurs. After a dozen years without intimacy, this woman wants more – specifically, a new, or secondary, relationship. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Moving Along After Years Without Intimacy

She is “relatively young, healthy, and pretty” and wants more

By Amy Dickinson | April 28, 2023
older woman watching TV and smiling, by Syda Productions. A retired woman is rethinking a self-imposed rule about when to read books and when to watch TV. See what “Ask Amy” says about books vs. TV.
Advice for Life

Books vs. TV: Retiring Old Rules

When to read vs. when to watch the boob tube

By Amy Dickinson | April 21, 2023
Man leaving office upon retirement, with box and briefcase, with younger coworkers laughing behind his back. What is retirement etiquette when retiring from a company that disrespects you?
Advice for Life

Retirement Etiquette When Disrespected

Giving notice to a company that doesn’t appreciate you

April 14, 2023
woman taking medication from nurse, Katarzyna Bialasiewicz. A retired nurse shares how being called “sweetie” insults her and feels ageist, paternalistic, and misogynistic. See what “Ask Amy” thinks.
Advice for Life

Being Called ‘Sweetie’ Feels Insulting

Is this term of endearment really more ageist and misogynistic?

By Amy Dickinson | April 7, 2023
a sad nurse or doctor wearing PPE and sitting on the floor of a hospital. Image by Syda Productions. A nurse is tired of hearing people complain about working from home. See what “Ask Amy” says about post-pandemic problems and perspectives.
Advice for Life

Post-Pandemic Problems and Perspectives

One nurse has had it with WFH complaints

By Amy Dickinson | March 31, 2023
woman painting at home. Image by Diego Vito Cervo. After two comfortable years of keeping to herself, this introvert ponders the pandemic changes she sees in herself, including a lower tolerance level. Is her reaction normal? She what advice columnist Amy Dickinson says in this edition of “Ask Amy.”
Advice for Life

Pandemic Changes Worry Introvert

Is this a normal reaction?

By Amy Dickinson | March 24, 2023
family argument with son, his wife, and the mother-in-law. A mother-in-law feels she has been supportive of her son’s wife but is facing her daughter-in-law’s rejection. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Daughter-in-Law’s Rejection

Mother-in-law is hurt and insulted

By Amy Dickinson | March 17, 2023
lazy young adult man on sofa using remote. A mother recognizes that she and her husband are enabling their adult son, but her husband doesn't agree. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Enabling Their Adult Son Robs Him of Growth

But Mom and Dad don’t see eye to eye

By Amy Dickinson | March 10, 2023

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