Ask Amy: A grieving daughter aggrieved by hungry mournersDear Amy: I overheard several people grumbling about no after-service meal being readied for the mourners. Why should the grieving party have to be sure that attendees eat afterward? June 07, 2023
Ask Amy: I just want to end a lifetime of bullying without being meanDear Amy: How can I get my bully out of my life without becoming the bad person? June 06, 2023
Ask Amy: The kids are asking about their uncle — he’s in jailDear Amy: My wife and I have two children, ages three and five. They have started asking about my brother, and we're wondering what to say. June 05, 2023
Ask Amy: He says ‘You’re not my mother’ on Mother’s DayDear Amy: I’ve come to increasingly view Mother’s Day with sadness. June 04, 2023
Ask Amy: The friendship has faded, so can I sell the expensive vintage gifts she gave me?Dear Amy: I want to sell them, since they’re quite valuable (about $800 for the pair), but to complicate things I’m really great friends with her brother, “James,” who still lives in my city. June 03, 2023
Ask Amy: Ex-husband asked me to stop contact with his family, but his mother keeps reaching outDear Amy: Should I continue to ignore the cards? Send them back, marked “return to sender”, or should I send her a response, politely telling her goodbye? June 02, 2023
Ask Amy: College sweetheart says pursuing my dream job would put the ‘nail in the coffin’ for usDear Amy: Neither one of us wants to deliver an ultimatum, but he said that if I go back to Kentucky, it would likely put the “nail in the coffin” for us. June 01, 2023
Ask Amy: While I was ring shopping, she was visiting an inappropriate friendDear Amy: I really love her, and we had been in a really good place. But how do we build a marriage without trust? May 31, 2023
Ask Amy: My daughter is cheating on her husband and I’m caught in the middleDear Amy: I know I’m going to be blamed for everything. I love my grandchildren very much and just don’t know what to do. May 30, 2023
Ask Amy: I’m dating someone who won’t stop posting about the other women he’s datingDear Amy: What do people these days do about social media when they’re dating, but not settled? May 29, 2023
Ask Amy: How do I let her know I love her when she doesn’t recognize my voice anymore?Dear Amy: My dearest friend in the world was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at a relatively young age. May 28, 2023
Ask Amy: Should donor father force biological siblings to meet?Dear Amy: I have encouraged the adult child I raised (also a biological child) to meet their half-sibling (via sperm donation), but the adult child I raised has not made much effort. May 27, 2023
Ask Amy: Why is my grieving sister only communicating through mailed letters?Dear Amy: I keep wondering why she doesn’t just cut us off, but a therapist says this is how she is choosing to communicate. May 26, 2023
Ask Amy: Shopaholic friend upset when we can’t help her out moreDear Amy: Why is it up to her friends to bail her out? Weren’t we kind enough? May 25, 2023
Ask Amy: What’s next for a relationship built on messaging and phone calls?Dear Amy: My fear is that I’ll eventually be left to the side. This happened once before in my life, and it hurt deeply. I’m trying to face the idea that things clicked with us for a reason and season. May 24, 2023
Ask Amy: Infidelity has marriage feeling like a roommate situationDear Amy: I know two wrongs don’t make a right, but since the infidelity, I often find myself not trusting him. I’m torn up deciding what to do about this relationship. May 23, 2023
Ask Amy: Husband won’t quit drinking, won’t be intimateDear Amy: I can’t imagine my life without him, but I also can’t live my life like this. May 22, 2023
Ask Amy: Hoarding battles decluttering in relationshipDear Amy: When she is stressed, she “purges” objects and sometimes buys others, only to return or donate them. Some things I treasure have “disappeared.” May 21, 2023
Ask Amy: Do I have to bring a dish to a birthday party potluck?Dear Amy: Am I wrong to assume that when you host a party you should also provide the food? May 20, 2023
Ask Amy: My daughter ‘quiet quit’ her relationship with me, now she’s out of the willDear Amy: I will have multiple millions of dollars and as I take my last breaths in life I will have a sense of pleasure knowing how shocked she will be when my will is read. May 19, 2023