Dear Amy: My husband Stefan's large family is tightly knit. They aggressively attempt to spend every celebratory occasion with us. We don't mind sometimes, but avoiding their constant intrusions was a major reason we moved to another state.

Dear Amy: I know that "friends don't let friends drive drunk," but the last few times I've been in a situation in which I've offered to drive or call a cab for friends who'd been drinking, they've insisted they were

Dear Amy: My live-in boyfriend of five years has recently rekindled a friendship with a girl he knew in grade school. Twice in the last week, he has invited her to our home to play pool, have a lot of drinks and soak in our hot tub.

Dear Amy: My oldest son is a junior in high school (almost 17).

Dear Amy: I am lucky enough to have both parents still living and in general good health. They live independently in senior housing. I realize that with age comes a certain amount of "slowing down," however, one thing that seems to be slipping a

Dear Amy: My wife left me. I still live near her family. Her family has taken my side because she left me, even though she and I have tried our best to avoid the blame game.

Dear Amy: Last year I got a full-time job as a nanny for a wonderful family with two amazing kids. This family is supportive of me. They have been gracious and accommodating, and they have come to treat me as one of their own. They've expressed a des

Dear Amy: After almost 20 years of marriage (half of it miserable), I am just days away from a final decree. We kept the process civil, but we are not able to have a conversation. He suffers from a mood disorder, which destroyed our relationship and conti

Dear Amy: I am the grandmother of three beautiful children, ages 4, 6 and 10, whom I live with and help raise.

Dear Amy: My father is in his 50s, and my sister and I are in our 20s. He has always been a loving, involved father -- smart, witty, caring and a great provider -- and also the angriest person we've ever known.

Dear Amy: I am the younger of two daughters. My sister is three years older, and we are very close. She is away at college. You'd think that since she is away from home, I would get more of my parents' focus. But that has not happened.

Dear Amy: My son's wife has finally decided (after three years of trying to have a baby) that she just doesn't want to be a parent.

Dear Amy: My boyfriend and I have been together since we were 16. We are now 22 years old and have graduated from college and are working in our professional fields.

Dear Amy: My dad and I have a mostly estranged relationship. He was absent most of my life, and now we only communicate through an occasional text message. He is now married to wife No. 3, and up until a few months ago she seemed like a nice enough person

Dear Amy: I met my boyfriend online three months ago. We have not met yet (in person) because he is deployed in Afghanistan.

Dear Amy: More than 30 years ago my fundamentalist parents did everything they could to prevent my wife and me from marrying (we were atheists). My brothers either kept neutral or sided with my parents. My wife would have nothing to do with them after we

Dear Amy: My sister's husband is an alcoholic. He makes half-hearted attempts to get treatment, and then goes on a binge. He gets verbally abusive, so my sister shows up at my place to crash for a few days, until he's sober again.

Dear Amy: Recently I was shopping and ran into one of my older brother's friends. He is 19 years old. I am 16.

Dear Amy: My boyfriend is a loving, creative and sensitive person who is 15 years my senior. (I am in my mid-30s.) When we met, I was going through a hard time emotionally and he was going through a hard time financially. He helped me out by being support

Dear Amy: There is a lady who works in our office who never washes her hands after using the toilet. She comes out of the stall, turns the water on and off quickly so it sounds as if she is washing them.

Dear Amy: I've been best friends with "Molly" since we were children. We're now in our early 20s.

Dear Amy: I work for a law firm. A couple of years ago, it came to light that one of the partners was having an affair with a firm lawyer. Both are married, and he is her supervisor.

Dear Amy: I have a niece who is 18. She and I are "friends" on Facebook.

Dear Amy: I have a friend who is 17 years old. She is absolutely beautiful from head to toe. Everyone who knows her agree that she is a beautiful person and should change nothing about her appearance.