Dear Readers: The following Q&A first ran in 2014. It has been flying around the world, shared on various platforms, ever since. Dear Amy: Every fall, my sister, cousins and a cousin’s sister-in-law ...

Dear Amy: My parents were absentee grandparents, despite my longing for more. For many years and on several occasions, I tearfully asked my mother why they ultimately favored my sibling’s children ...

Dear Readers: With wedding season upon us, I’m rerunning a favorite column from 2021 devoted to wedding mishaps — all sent in by readers. Perhaps reading about some of the things that can go wrong at ...

Dear Amy: I’m having a hard time letting go of being snubbed by a close friend of many years. My friendship with “Shelley” included our spouses and children. We’ve celebrated, laughed, shared meals, ...

Dear Readers: To mark my final week writing this column, I’m rerunning some of my most memorable questions and answers. Dear Amy: I am an average-attractive single woman who lives in a big city. I am ...

Dear Amy: Several years ago, I was involved in projects with a female friend (I’m a man). I occasionally made jokes and said things that in retrospect I realize were inappropriate. She finally set me ...

Dear Amy: I recently discovered that my husband was messaging and talking to three women through the dating portion of Facebook. I saw messages on his phone from one woman. I also noted that he had a ...

Dear Readers: To mark my final week writing this column, I’m rerunning some memorable Q&As. Dear Amy: We are planning a costume party at my workplace. We all decided to dress up as people from an ...

Dear Amy: About 20 years ago, I was at a dental appointment in a medical building. My dentist (like me, a female) asked if I had ever experienced sexual abuse during an exam from a doctor. I said, ...

Dear Readers: To mark my last week of publishing “Ask Amy,” I’ve fired up the Ask Amy Wayback machine, and will run some favorite previously published Q&As. Following is my very first column, ...

Dear Readers: To mark my final week writing this column, I’ve fired up the wayback machine and am rerunning some memorable Q&As culled from the last 21 years of “Ask Amy.” Dear Amy: Yesterday, my ...

Dear Readers: Over my 21 years writing this column, I’ve stayed in touch with many readers whose questions have particularly affected me. One such reader, whose question first ran in 2021, provided an ...