Ask Amy: Retired teachers not fans of loan forgivenessYou’ve stumbled into first-hand knowledge of how some people are responding to this life-changing debt forgiveness program, writes Amy Dickinson. April 08, 2023
Ask Amy: I don’t want to attend my graduation ceremonyDear Amy: Am I being petulant? Should I stick to my guns, or just suck it up? April 07, 2023
Ask Amy: How do I move past this hurt?Dear Amy: I received no response. Nothing at all, not even a Facebook message. April 06, 2023
Ask Amy: How often should I pick up the check?Dear Amy: I often go to dinner with two other couples and their children. (I am single). We take turns paying the bill. April 05, 2023
Ask Amy: I don’t know where our money goesDear Amy: I’m a retired Army officer and since 2008 have deferred all decisions about my finances to my wife, who has an MBA. April 04, 2023
Ask Amy: My partner didn’t care for me during chemotherapyDear Amy: I had hoped that he would cancel his plans so he could be at our home to help me out, but he went ahead and make airline reservations, after he knew the dates of his vacation would coincide with my treatment. April 03, 2023
Ask Amy: I believe that gender is determined by physiologyDear Amy: I don’t believe transitioning to another gender is the answer to gender dysphoria. My views about transitioning and giving puberty-blocking drugs to youths are in line with my very conservative perspective. April 02, 2023
Ask Amy: I don’t want a relationship with my sonDear Amy: I’m wondering how to tell him this. I’m hoping you can give me some ideas. April 01, 2023
Ask Amy: Should I call child protective services?Dear Amy: I’ve become aware that my neighbor has been leaving her 13-year-old at home alone while she goes to work on Saturdays. March 31, 2023
Ask Amy: My husband has a secret Twitter accountDear Amy: My husband of nine years has a secret Twitter account where he’s been sexting other people, complete with exchanged pictures and videos. March 30, 2023
Ask Amy: Mother-in-law constantly asks for helpDear Amy: I am in my first year of marriage, trying to navigate a tricky in-law situation. March 29, 2023
Ask Amy: Should I give her money for a down payment?Dear Amy: I have a niece, “Jane,” whom I love and feel very connected to. I’ve been very supportive – practically, emotionally, and financially. March 28, 2023
Ask Amy: Enduring friendship marred by drunk-dialsDear Amy: I don’t pick up if he calls in the evening. He sometimes leaves slurring, rambling voicemails for me. I will call him back a few days later during the day when he is sober. March 27, 2023
Ask Amy: ‘Hot Christian woman’ seeks ‘Hot Christian Man’Dear Amy: She says she wants to move on from her past and yet she then posts: “In search of a Hot Christian Man, because I am a Hot Christian woman." March 26, 2023
Ask Amy: Readers respondDear 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. March 25, 2023
Ask Amy: Should I tip a business owner?Dear Amy: What is the correct way to handle this? March 24, 2023
Ask Amy: Man’s man and mother-in-law don’t get alongDear Amy: Do you have any advice on how to possibly bring them closer? March 23, 2023
Ask Amy: She told her father that she felt I was ‘replacing’ her motherThis issue of a partner’s child not accepting a new partner is at least as old as “The Parent Trap," writes Amy Dickinson. March 22, 2023
Ask Amy: I have always been thin and am trying to understand obesityDear Amy: I can’t help but noticing that the overweight people I know eat a lot more than I do, exercise less, and generally lead far less healthy lifestyles. March 21, 2023
Ask Amy: It is time now to commit to parenting yourselfYou are the child of an addict, and you have assumed the heavy burden that your mother’s addiction has bestowed upon you, writes Amy Dickinson. March 20, 2023