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Ask Amy: Citizen wants to become even more “American”

By Amy Dickinson, Tribune Content Agency on

When I was newly married, my most treasured wisdom came from friends who have now been married for seven decades. In that spirit, you and your husband might learn from reading “What Makes a Marriage Last: 40 Celebrated Couples Share with Us the Secrets to a Happy Life,” by married power couple Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue (2020, HarperOne).

Dear Amy: You nailed your answer to “In a Corner,” the husband who had finally reached his limit with his alcoholic wife.

I lived that story, and it was awful.

Al-Anon gave me the strength to live in an alcoholic marriage as long as I did. Then Al-Anon gave me the strength to leave.

Now I’m married to a wonderful woman, and living the life I’m meant to. And I’m still going to Al-Anon, it works!

 

John K, in South Carolina

Dear John: Your own recovery!

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(You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @askingamy or Facebook.)


 

 

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