Online Love, Divorce, and Romance Scams After 40 years of marriage, a man wants to leave his wife to marry a woman he met online. See ... [Read More] 10/23/2023 | By Amy Dickinson
On Fences: ‘The World Is a Different Place’ “The world is a different place than it was in the ’50s,” writes Molly Engelhardt in “On Fences.” She recalls ... [Read More] 10/16/2023 | By Molly Engelhardt
Asking Adult Kids To Reciprocate When grown kids become financially successful, should parents ask them to stop taking and start giving? This mother keeps giving ... [Read More] 10/16/2023 | By Amy Dickinson
Widower Doesn’t ‘Click’ With Smothering Love A widower wonders if he should leave the smothering love of the woman he’s been dating for over a year. ... [Read More] 10/9/2023 | By Amy Dickinson
‘The Blossoming of Women’: An Excerpt In this excerpt from “The Blossoming of Women: A Workbook on Growing from Older to Elder,” author Karen Roberts encourages ... [Read More] 10/4/2023 | By Karen Roberts
Easing Restlessness in Retirement Retirement can be a great time to reflect on life, do the things you always dreamed about, and spend time ... [Read More] 10/3/2023 | By Charlie Fletcher
An Elder Psychiatrist Still Helping Others At 96 years old, Dr. Phyllis Loeff still finds purpose in practicing psychiatry in her Illinois home. “It took 60-some ... [Read More] 10/2/2023 | By Chicago Tribune Darcel Rockett
A Mother’s Forgetfulness Concerned about their mother’s forgetfulness, a thoughtful adult child wonders to best way to respond. See what advice columnist Amy ... [Read More] 10/2/2023 | By Amy Dickinson
Eight Conversation Starters for Elders While we know that spending time with elderly loved ones is important, the discomfort of not knowing just what to ... [Read More] 9/25/2023 | By Terri L. Jones
Cutting Ties with Mentally Ill Mother For 50 years, a woman has maintained an on-again-off-again relationship with her mentally ill mother. She’s finally cut ties, but ... [Read More] 9/25/2023 | By Amy Dickinson