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Ask Amy: Musician needs couch time to be creative
They’re a couple, and in the same band, but she works full time at a restaurant while he lives rent-free with his parents. True, he’s working on his music, but she wonders if she’s going to end up being a substitute for his parents.
 
Ask Amy: Mother worries about daughter’s pot habit
(Tribune Media Service, August 15, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Amy Dickinson: Dad doggone tired of being put on the spot
(Tribune Media Service, August 14, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Toxic friend needs to become former friend
(Tribune Media Service, August 13, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Nanny is tired of Three Stooges routine
(Tribune Media Service, August 12, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Dad questions at-home nudity with kids
(Tribune Media Service, August 11, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Husband’s solicitation puts marriage at risk
(Tribune Media Service, August 10, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: ‘Stupid’ joke has legs at work
(Tribune Media Service, August 9, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Daily pot use threatens relationship
(Tribune Media Service, August 8, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Not pregnant, but looks it
(Tribune Media Service, August 7, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Love match is tested by illness, character
(Tribune Media Service, August 6, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Dad worries about his ex’s Brady Bunching
(Tribune Media Service, August 5, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Girlfriend needs to lose her boyfriend’s weight
(Tribune Media Service, August 4, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Drinking and depression keep her in a rut
(Tribune Media Service, August 3, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: The decision about kids is a deal-breaker
(Tribune Media Service, August 1, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Friend wonders how to confront soda jerk
(Tribune Media Service, July 31, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Monster-in-law insists on baby name
(Tribune Media Service, July 30, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Daughters want to ditch mother’s wedding
(Tribune Media Service, July 29, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: In polite company, politics is usual topic
(Tribune Media Service, July 28, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Single dad of toddlers seeks grown-ups
(Tribune Media Service, July 27, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Drama queen stirs up family trouble
(Tribune Media Service, July 26, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Son watches TV while family goes under
(Tribune Media Service, July 25, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Sulky son sends family on ‘staycation’
(Tribune Media Service, July 24, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Childless woman faces tough reality
(Tribune Media Service, July 23, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: After the wedding, the bill comes due
(Tribune Media Service, July 21, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: After Mr. Frog’s wild ride, he doesn’t call
(Tribune Media Service, July 20, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Family reunion will be short one member
(Tribune Media Service, July 19, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Daughter’s hangover begs for response
(Tribune Media Service, July 18, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Drug addiction tests friendship
(Tribune Media Service, July 17, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Mom’s phone addiction puts kids on hold
(Tribune Media Service, July 16, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Divorced parents disagree on co-sleeping
(Tribune Media Service, July 15, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Drug addict steals family’s security
(Tribune Media Service, July 13, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Childhood molestation leaves lifelong scars
(Tribune Media Service, July 12, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Girlfriend’s drinking interferes with relationship
(Tribune Media Service, July 11, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Paralegal works the angles for a raise
(Tribune Media Service, July 10, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: In marriage, the bill comes due
(Tribune Media Service, July 9, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Should son know truth about paternity?
(Tribune Media Service, July 7, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Relative pulls family into the closet
(Tribune Media Service, July 6, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Husband’s obesity is eating at his wife
(Tribune Media Service, July 5, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Ex-wife’s choice of boyfriend worries family
(Tribune Media Service, July 4, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Dad’s computer history reveals unsavory sites
(Tribune Media Service, July 3, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Daughter’s injury tempts parents to sue
(Tribune Media Service, July 2, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Unfaithful partner wants to recommit
(Tribune Media Service, June 30, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: For this couple, last names come first
(Tribune Media Service, June 28, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Girlfriend overcompensates for boyfriend
(Tribune Media Service, June 27, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Dad pops in unannounced to paint
(Tribune Media Service, June 26, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Disgruntled grandpa should engage with grandson
(Tribune Media Service, June 25, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Will romance bloom in the cubicle farm?
(Tribune Media Service, June 23, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Friendship is strained when husband’s a jerk
(Tribune Media Service, June 22, 2012; 12:00 AM)
 
Ask Amy: Family anguished over violent relationship
(Tribune Media Service, June 21, 2012; 12:00 AM)