Amy Dickinson

There is true freedom in letting go.

— Amy Dickinson

If nothing changes, you will have to put your disappointment in perspective.

— Amy Dickinson

When you're a single parent, you're often lonely, yet seldom alone. There is no backup ... It is mothering without a net.

— Amy Dickinson

Not every relationship can be altered to fit.

— Amy Dickinson

A threat is a promise followed by a consequence.

— Amy Dickinson

In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide…

— Amy Dickinson

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

— Amy Dickinson

The fullness of life is incubated in its messy places.

— Amy Dickinson

Unsolicited advice is always self-serving.

— 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

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

— Amy Dickinson

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

— 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

I think that, on some level, everybody lives vicariously through couples who are getting married.

— Amy Dickinson

Friends tell the truth to one another. Friends don't slam the door to correction or reflection when it is offered with affection.

— 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

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

— Amy Dickinson

I believe that everyone deserves love, and sometimes looking outside your own culture is a good way to find it.

— Amy Dickinson

Ask 10 people about their family relationships and at least five of them will report an estrangement.

— Amy Dickinson

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

— Amy Dickinson

In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view.…

— Amy Dickinson

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

— Amy Dickinson

Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.

— Amy Dickinson

Healthy boundaries are important, but you may be building a brick wall when a picket fence would do.

— 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