Dear Amy: We were at a party and she was drunk, but I was completely shocked and felt betrayed. This issue was one I shared with her with the understanding that I wanted to keep it completely private. Two people at this party are family members of mine and they were specifically the people I did not want to tell.
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Ask Amy: My wife won’t stop flirting with a man that works for her
Dear Amy: I love my wife but really can’t take this disrespect any longer.
Ask Amy: Brother stole money left to both of us
Dear Amy: Since she made my brother the executor of her estate, he was able to sell the bonds without my knowing until after Mom’s death. Subsequently, he advised me that there was no money for me (he cashed in the bonds and kept all of the money.)
Ask Amy: In-laws show up at our house uninvited
Dear Amy: My husband and I live near his parents. They are very nice people, but they have a terrible habit of showing up at our house uninvited. Like they’re out doing errands and then they just stop in.
Ask Amy: Sex offender lives in the neighborhood
Dear Amy: I have a neighbor who was previously convicted of a sexual offense involving a “child.” He served time in jail.
Ask Amy: Have I been gaslighted?
Dear Amy: My mother was a difficult person. She was often not nice to my sister-in-law.
Ask Amy: Son never follows through with anything
Dear Amy, I’m a 45-year-old woman, married to my wife for five years. My issue is my 21-year-old son, who lives with us. He’s a good kid but he’s now unemployed (for four months) and spends his days playing video games.
Ask Amy: Reader offers update about ghosted uncle
Dear Readers: Periodically, I publish “updates” to previous questions and answers published in this space. The following was published in 2018. The update follows the original Q&A.
Ask Amy: Should I hire a private investigator?
Dear Amy: I have tried to trust him, despite knowing that he cheated on his wife.
Ask Amy: Gift giving brings out bad behavior in child
Dear Amy: My husband and I have a precocious seven-year-old daughter who we really enjoy. But any holidays or occasions where there are treats or presents involved seem to bring out the worst in her.