Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I have a good friend from college whom I’ve kept in touch with for decades. He lives in another part of the country, and I see him every few years. He’s had a lot of
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: Over the past two decades my partner and I have helped a friend through several abusive relationships, rehab, and financial issues. Now, not unlike her history of addiction, she’s suddenly “found God” to the extreme.
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: “Looking for Grief Etiquette” wrote to you about her grief after experiencing a miscarriage. As a retired obstetrician, I have had considerable experience with this. One point I discussed with patients early in pregnancy was
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I wear my hair short and have had the same stylist cut it regularly for the past 10 to 12 years. The stylist was always an employee at a pretty upscale salon, and as their
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I was raised by a single mother. She’s an educated, liberal feminist who brought me up to be a strong and self-sufficient woman. She is loving, open-minded and nonconfrontational. We are very close, even though
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I have never seen a question like this in any advice column. I am a widow, and have been dating a widower for approximately six years. We have a very happy relationship. We have helped
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I have always been thin and fit. I eat well and exercise. Like most people, I have friends and family who struggle terribly with weight issues. I have read volumes about the genetic origins of
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I have a very difficult and stressful relationship with my mother, and I don’t know what to do about it. I am now 19 years old. My mother is an addict and an alcoholic, and
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: It might be my profession that makes me a little salty, but I’m hoping that you can reframe or share some thoughts on this irritation. When the pandemic started, everyone was sent to work from
Comment on this story Comment Dear Amy: I am a people pleaser, volunteering at a nonprofit that helps Afghan refugee women. We provide fabric and a space with sewing machines where they can come and work. Lately, these women are making items