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two women chatting, outside, seated, with coffee. Image by Dean Bertoncelj. These 5 gratifying resolutions are easy and enjoyable, yet they can improve us from the inside out so we can achieve the external goals.
Health

Five Gratifying Resolutions for Any Day of the Year

Make yourself these easy and soulful promises, experts say

By Brittany Risher, RealSimple.com | January 4, 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
A cat in the snow. Image by Compuinfoto. Do you worry about stray cats during the cold of winter? These instructions for creating a winter cat shelter might help.
Cathy M Rosenthal

How to Build a Winter Cat Shelter

An animal advisor weighs in on shelters and tear stains

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | December 21, 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
sad dog in a kennel. Image by Havel. Separation anxiety, barking, zoomies – this adopted dog is experiencing all the classic adjustment issues.
Pets and Furry Friends

Adjustment Issues with an Adopted Dog

This two-year-old dog is a mix of messes

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | December 14, 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
An extended family playing charades. Image by Monkey Business Images. Resurrect some of your old childhood games to bond with your grandchildren, support important skills, and create lasting memories.
Family

Play Your Childhood Games with Your Grandkids

Transform fond old memories into new memories

By Charlie Fletcher | December 7, 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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