Advice for Life

An unhappy couple, potentially considering if an open marriage is the answer. Image by Wavebreakmedia Ltd.
Advice for Life

Is an Open Marriage the Answer?

A loveless marriage, and a new connection

By R. Eric Thomas | July 26, 2024
A mother is miffed at her adult son, who's looking at his phone instead of at her. Used with Asking Eric column on when a son's affair angers mom. Image by Motortion
Advice for Life

Son’s Affair Angers Mom

She could’ve stopped it – if only she’d known

By R. Eric Thomas | July 19, 2024
A woman closes her eyes as she sips from a glass of red wine. Image by Antoniodiaz. Used with spouses' drinking differences advice column.
Advice for Life

Spouses’ New Drinking Differences

He’s changed, but she hasn’t changed – enough

By R. Eric Thomas | July 12, 2024
R. Eric Thomas of Asking Eric posing in a beautiful outdoor setting
Advice for Life

Meet R. Eric Thomas of “Asking Eric”

A new advice columnist shares his insights

July 5, 2024
Ask Amy final picture, for Amy Dickinson's parting wisdom on her last column: She walks down the road to her home of Freeville, with snow-covered fields and a big red barn in the background
Advice for Life

Parting Words from Amy Dickinson

Gems of wisdom and reflections on ‘retirement’

June 30, 2024
Two older women friends hugging to console each other in sadness. Image by Yuri Arcurs. Ask Amy column saying to reach out to friends in need
Advice for Life

Reach Out to Friends in Need

Getting over the awkward

By Amy Dickinson | June 28, 2024
a couple at home on their couch, stewing from an argument. Image by Prostockstudio. A woman struggles to understand her future after her husband’s mid-life crisis.
Advice for Life

Life After Her Husband’s Mid-Life Crisis

Will life ever return to the way it was?

By Amy Dickinson | June 21, 2024
at a gym: a middle aged woman in the foreground and the older man she has a crush on in the background.
Advice for Life

Happily Married Despite Having a Crush

Should the wife with the crush be concerned?

June 14, 2024
Are Deceased Wife’s Photos a Bad Sign? A grieving man, with an empty chair and coffee cup beside him, a framed photo in his hand. By dmytro zinkevych
Advice for Life

Are Deceased Wife’s Photos a Bad Sign?

When a widower displays the photos years later – even in the bedroom

By Amy Dickinson | June 7, 2024
three women fighting, by Katarzyna Bialasiewicz. Tired of Family Fights
Advice for Life

Tired of Family Fights

After decades of drama, one sibling has had enough

By Amy Dickinson | May 31, 2024

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