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My little girl is going to be a mommy. Claire and Trent are going to be parents next April.

“Bonnie.” We were both married. The relationship lasted for 16 years and produced a child (“W”). Bonnie was very happy that I was W’s father. I was able to visit/play with W as a toddler and had two chance meetings with W as a child. After 16 years, Bonnie stopped seeing me, but we continued to talk by phone almost daily. We talked for six years, but then Bonnie abruptly stopped.

Dear Amy: After six years of marriage to our 33-year-old daughter “Karen,” our son-in-law decided that he was in love with the woman with whom he’d been having an affair during three years of their marriage.

Sometimes it’s fun to play some day. My wife and I have been playing that game off and on for a while now, but it picked up steam about four months ago when our granddaughter, Lyla, was born.

Dear Amy: My family has lived in the same neighborhood for 25 years. We’ve never had any issues - until now.

Ever wonder what happened to the people and places you left behind? My son, Alek, was traveling for work last week, and called me to tell me he passed through Carroll, Iowa. That means nothing to any of you, but that is where I grew up until the summer before fifth grade.

Dear Amy: We’ve been living next door to a very good neighbor for almost 30 years. “Charles” is helpful and friendly, and we genuinely like him.

Every time the number returns to No. 1, it marks the start of a new year for the newspaper.

Dear Amy: I’m almost 50. I’ve been with my husband for 20 years. We are stable and very much in love. We have chosen to be polyamorous for the past five years. We didn’t tell my parents (and definitely not the in-laws!), but one Thanksgiving just before the pandemic I was going to have my partner of one year with me (“Steve”), and so I told my parents. Mom hasn’t taken it well. Steve and I have been together for three years now. He feels as permanent to me as my husband does. (By the way, Steve has no family himself to visit on the holidays.) The pandemic solved the “holiday dilemma” for a couple of years, but that won’t fly this year.

Dear Amy: I have a group of three friends (we’re all male) with whom I enjoy one overnight each month at a cabin in the woods. We take turns cooking. Recently two of the guys made a spaghetti dinner for us.