Dear Amy: I live in a country that celebrates a tradition that I am, at best, uneasy with. It involves a bizarre ritual by which parents of small children routinely lie to them about the existence of an elderly domestic intruder who supposedly brings small chocolate statues of himself along with toys and gifts once a year (spoiler alert: the parents buy this stuff).
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: My adult niece lives several hundred miles away, and said she wanted to come visit us in Florida with her husband and their new baby. Since they both work, the visit would be only for three or four days.
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I recently got engaged to my boyfriend of 11 years! It’s been a whirlwind. I moved out of my parent’s house when I was 16 because of my alcoholic father and very complicated mom.
Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: I lived in a place with my two best friends as roommates. We were the Three Musketeers.
Dear Amy: My wife’s sister “Georgia” and her fiance “Jon” are getting married in March. As the wedding is getting closer, their Save the Date cards were sent out with a wedding website listed on the card.
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Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency Dear Amy: My fiance and I are planning our wedding. As the bride, I’m planning on making certain requests of my guests, to make sure that my special day is as perfect as possible.
Dear Amy: I dated “C” for only a month in 2020. It was obviously not long term. I was the one who broke it off. I have not contacted him since. Recently, I logged onto Facebook for the first time in a long time, and I noticed that he has been messaging me over the course of the last two years - and as recently as last week (which is odd since he has my phone number).
Dear Amy: Often, readers reply to dilemmas posed in my column in ways that are helpful, useful, and inspiring. Today’s column is devoted to some of these replies. As always, I’m grateful for readers who share their own stories.
Dear Amy: I have a marriage question. I have taken a sort of “vow of silence” around my husband of 40 years.