Advice for Life

wedding decoration with Champagne bottles dressed up as bride and groom, by Milaapid. For article on a controlling Momzilla mother-in-law
Advice for Life

Controlling Momzilla in Wedding Planning Mode

‘There is trouble on the horizon,’ the advice columnist agrees

By Amy Dickinson | September 29, 2023
Senior woman on a couch with a dog. Credit Seventyfourimages. After 6 years of daily visits, a woman is done with dog sitting her grown children's dogs and wants her own time. See what "Ask Amy" advises.
Advice for Life

Mom Is Done with Dog Sitting

And with being a doormat, too

By Amy Dickinson | September 22, 2023
Small beach house and deck with table and chairs, by Alex Grichenko. For article on fair-weather friends who want to visit a woman in her new resort town home.
Advice for Life

Fair-Weather Friends Flock to Her Resort Home

They changed their tunes with news of her move

By Amy Dickinson | September 15, 2023
Brooding woman on her couch at home. By Fizkes. A husband left to help his mother and has settled into her home. His wife is tired of being separated by miles. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Spouses Separated by Miles

He moved away to care for his mother and settled into his new arrangement

By Amy Dickinson | September 8, 2023
An angry woman staring at the camera. Image by Ian Allenden. For article, "Where Should She Stay When She Visits?"
Advice for Life

Where Should She Stay When She Visits?

Grandma says she should stay with her son and his family

By Amy Dickinson | September 1, 2023
house porch peeling paint, credit Konstantin Pukhov. An annoyed neighbor is tired of an unkempt house and lawn. See what “Ask Amy” advises for improving the neighborhood.
Advice for Life

Annoyed Neighbor, Unkempt Home

Advice for improving the neighborhood

By Amy Dickinson | August 25, 2023
A middle-aged man and older woman smiling at each other over outdoor dinner and glasses of red wine. Image by motortion. For article, Her son-in-law uses her granddaughter as a pawn, refusing to let them get together. What does “Ask Amy” advise for this controlling man?
Advice for Life

Controlling Man Is Breaking Mother-in-Law’s Heart

And he’s using his daughter as the pawn

By Amy Dickinson | August 18, 2023
airport rushing people pulling suitcases, by Karin Hildebrand Lau. His procrastinating wife misses flights for their travels. They’ve missed planes and left the luggage in the car. See what “Ask Amy” advises.
Advice for Life

Procrastinating Wife and Air Travel Dilemma

They’ve missed planes and left the luggage in the car

By Amy Dickinson | August 11, 2023
A woman looking concerned. From Monkey Business Images. For article on hurtful sorority sisters 45 years later.
Advice for Life

Hurtful Sorority Sisters Want to Reconnect

But the woman they hurt isn’t so sure

By Amy Dickinson | August 4, 2023
The words Vietnam War, and a flag peeking through torn and bullet-riddled metal armor. For article on family fallout from the Vietnam War.
Advice for Life

Family Fallout from the Vietnam War

Decades later, the brother wants to mend fences

July 28, 2023

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