Women Quotes by Amy Dickinson

Life is easier when you are comfortable in your own skin.

— Amy Dickinson

A threat is a promise followed by a consequence.

— Amy Dickinson

Have you ever noticed how bored people are also boring?

— Amy Dickinson

The fullness of life is incubated in its messy places.

— Amy Dickinson

All promises are empty - until they are fulfilled.

— Amy Dickinson

He sounds like someone who might best be loved from a distance.

— Amy Dickinson

Life is weird. And guess what makes it weird? People.

— Amy Dickinson

"Don't be stupid!" is excellent advice.

— Amy Dickinson

Weddings and funerals are when you figure out who your real friends are.

— Amy Dickinson

You should not propose marriage until you have resolved your feelings about your ex.

— Amy Dickinson

[from a reader] Whenever I feel myself resenting someone, I reach out. I have made good friends that way.

— Amy Dickinson

There is nothing more painful than being rejected simply for being who you are.

— Amy Dickinson

Love is an irrational force, making humans do all sorts of strange and wonderful things like write poetry and take up the…

— Amy Dickinson

[from a reader] I hope she learns to look for the joy in life instead of picking out negatives - it will…

— Amy Dickinson

Sometimes the way through someone's tough outer shell is to do something obvious, thoughtful and sweet.

— Amy Dickinson

Attraction happens when you feel important, valued, appreciated and wanted.

— Amy Dickinson

When you are wondering whether to say something negative about someone - even if it is true - the best rule to…

— Amy Dickinson

You should not be hovering in the background, inflating the drama. Simply envelop him in love and affection and let him know…

— Amy Dickinson

We human beings are definitely capable of loving more than one person, but it seems to go more smoothly if we don't…

— Amy Dickinson

Your job in life is to look after yourself and to find ways to get what you need - emotionally and otherwise…

— Amy Dickinson

Couples who have been together for a long time say the key to staying together is to work as a team toward…

— Amy Dickinson

If you turn the heat down on the relationship, she will soften, the tension will lessen, and she will eventually inch closer…

— Amy Dickinson

Being inclusive sometimes means being kind toward people whose views are repugnant. But you should only do so if it is physically…

— Amy Dickinson

This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as…

— Amy Dickinson

You need to start behaving like the person you want to attract.

— Amy Dickinson

Unsolicited advice is always self-serving.

— Amy Dickinson

One person gets to decide if something is a problem in a relationship.

— Amy Dickinson

If people thought more, we'd all have less to amuse us.

— Amy Dickinson

There is true freedom in letting go.

— Amy Dickinson

Being alone is almost always preferable to being with the wrong person.

— Amy Dickinson

If you've got a good book with you, you're never bored (or alone).

— Amy Dickinson

People don't change when they don't acknowledge their actions.

— Amy Dickinson

Perspective is the enemy of long-lost love.

— Amy Dickinson

Needy and boring parents tend to have needy and bored children.

— Amy Dickinson

"Nags" nag because they feel they aren't being heard.

— Amy Dickinson

Not every relationship can be altered to fit.

— Amy Dickinson

When the choice is between a demanding relationship and a vintage pickup truck, I'll choose the truck every time.

— Amy Dickinson

Individuals who are uncomfortable with themselves sometimes emit vibes that make others uncomfortable.

— Amy Dickinson

When you are criticizing someone, you should speak only to your own experience - not others'.

— Amy Dickinson

When someone repeatedly insists that something isn't true, it increases the likelihood that it is.

— Amy Dickinson