Ask Amy: Not everyone can work from homeDear 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. March 19, 2023
Ask Amy: People-pleaser is left in stitchesDear 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 that they may be able to sell. March 18, 2023
Ask Amy: I thought I was being supportiveDear Amy: Am I wrong to be hurt and insulted? I think she was being very over-sensitive to interpret my comments in such a negative light. March 17, 2023
Ask Amy: Business is slow and we are strugglingDear Amy: I’m a business owner with a small retail store located in an affluent community. March 16, 2023
Ask Amy: My sister-in-law hasn’t congratulated us on our marriageDear Amy: Do you think she has a problem with us getting married? Or do you think she has a problem with me? March 15, 2023
Ask Amy: How can I put her attitude in check?Dear Amy: My husband and I have a special-needs teenage son. After more than a year on a wait list, we finally have an in-home therapist. I've picked up hints that she thinks I'm lazy. March 14, 2023
Ask Amy: COVID changed meDear Amy: My compassion for others has descended to a new low. March 13, 2023
Ask Amy: My ex cheated on her new husbandDear Amy: I have been divorced for 10 years, after my ex-wife had an affair. Recently I found out through my children that their mother is getting divorced from her current husband. March 12, 2023
Ask Amy: During this awkward moment, did I behave inappropriately?Dear Amy: Some long-time friends and I hadn’t seen each other for years and recently got together for a few days to reconnect. March 11, 2023
Ask Amy: I have so much anger inside over my husband cheatingDear Amy: My husband had an affair eight years ago, but it feels like I found out yesterday. I hurt every day. March 10, 2023
Ask Amy: I don’t want to return to the officeDear Amy: I have completely adjusted to working from home, and find that I am just as productive as before – and much happier. March 09, 2023
Ask Amy: Fake social media accounts haunting meDear Amy: It’s all over the internet, but all of these postings and references are under my old married name. March 08, 2023
Ask Amy: I’m living in fear that my kids will find outDear Amy: Holding onto this secret has cost me a price, personally. On occasion I look like the "bad guy" in our divorce, which is unfair to me. March 07, 2023
Ask Amy: Travel buddy received my $10,000 checkDear Amy: She jokingly said that she was trying to figure out how she could cash the enclosed check! March 05, 2023
Ask Amy: ‘Can you hear me now?’ YES!Dear Amy: What words of advice would you have for addressing someone who is in a public place having a very public, loud, and personal phone conversation on their Bluetooth earbuds (or cellphones in general)? March 04, 2023
Ask Amy: Can I ask for flowers?Dear Amy: All I really wanted was flowers so the house could feel beautiful and full of life during this time of sadness. March 03, 2023
Ask Amy: My son is not a hard workerDear Amy: I'm getting ready to retire and I'm tired of enabling my son. March 02, 2023
Ask Amy: Can I fist bump instead of shaking hands?Dear Amy: Now, we seem to be moving back to the practice of shaking hands, and that can be very, very painful for me, because of my arthritis. March 01, 2023
Ask Amy: My ex is haunting meDear Amy: There are usually powerful feelings of love and longing in these dreams, and I wake up feeling sad and wistful. I love my husband and have a pretty great life, so I don’t understand why this person haunts me. February 28, 2023