When I was younger, a story about my favorite cousin, a beautiful young woman who had married a man with an alcohol and gambling problem, worked its way through the family grapevine. He took her ...

Offering support to a struggling loved one in a helpful way requires healthy boundaries. It’s natural to want to help the people you care about as they face ...

I started out by listing unhelpful enabling behaviors, such as repeatedly lending money without accountability, with the caveat that sometimes a concrete piece of support could be appropriate. In fact ...

Sometimes when dogs (or human children) do things they’re not supposed to do, it’s cute and funny. (Other times, it is definitely neither of those things.) When that happens, it’s tempting to laugh, ...

Dear Amy: In a previous column, “Disappointed” relayed a strange statement that her (married male) friend and neighbor made about wanting to “kiss her face” all over when the pandemic ended. It ...