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Dear Amy: My very best and oldest friend, “Curt” is getting married to his long-time girlfriend.

I have spent a lot of time with them, and I can say definitively that Curt’s life is much worse since they have been ...Read More

Dear Amy: I grew up in the same town as “Carly,” the woman I later married. Her older sister “Susan” and I were in the same class in high school.

Susan and I were friendly in high school, but I wouldn’t say we ...Read More

Dear Amy: My good friends want to downsize for retirement, but the major repairs needed on their house will prevent them from making enough on the sale to buy their next place.

They asked me to brainstorm options, and one...Read More

Dear Amy: I need to resolve an issue concerning my close friend, “Brian” and my ex-girlfriend.

The three of us used to socialize together when my ex and I were still a couple.

Brian told me that he has not seen my ...Read More

Dear Amy: My boyfriend’s dad is a CPA, with decades of experience. A few years ago he offered to do my taxes, due to the sudden complexity because of an inheritance – and I was using cheap software for very basic ...Read More

Dear Amy: My friend "Tina" and I have been friends since college and are now in our 50s. When we met we were members of a campus religious organization, however as the years passed we both drifted away from our religious ...Read More