Quotes by Amy Dickinson - Page 2

Groveling for connection from someone who compares you to Hitler is not good for a person's self-esteem.
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Connections
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If you feel guilty about not "playing nice," then you could easily alleviate your guilt by playing nice.
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Guilt
Nice
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[from a reader] Whenever I feel myself resenting someone, I reach out. I have made good friends that way.
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Way
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Friendships can survive after massive disappointment, but only if both parties are honest with one another.
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Disappointment
Party
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I believe that everyone deserves love, and sometimes looking outside your own culture is a good way to find it.
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Believe
Deserve Love
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When the choice is between a demanding relationship and a vintage pickup truck, I'll choose the truck every time.
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Choices
Vintage
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Bullies never want to acknowledge their own actions. They want to move through life without reflection or apology.
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Women
Apology
Moving
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When you're a single parent, you're often lonely, yet seldom alone. There is no backup ... It is mothering without a net.
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Lonely
Mothering
Parent
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Friends tell the truth to one another. Friends don't slam the door to correction or reflection when it is offered with affection.
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Friends
Affection
Doors
Reflection
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Love is an irrational force, making humans do all sorts of strange and wonderful things like write poetry and take up the ukulele.
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Love Is
Writing
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If you miss one moment of enjoying your own life and relationships because you're trying to punish someone else, the bad guy wins.
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Guy
Winning
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As an advice columnist, I spend a lot of time reading through psychology journals to ensure that I give the most up-to-date advice.
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Giving
Reading
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[from a reader] I hope she learns to look for the joy in life instead of picking out negatives - it will change her life for the better.
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Women
Joy
Looks
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One of the benefits of being divorced is that you no longer need to listen to your ex's assessment of the appropriateness of your actions.
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Women
Assessment
Needs
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You must give and receive love only when doing so doesn't hurt others. That's the ethical path, and you should gain strength from walking it.
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Women
Giving
Hurt
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We human beings are definitely capable of loving more than one person, but it seems to go more smoothly if we don't love more than one person at a time.
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Women
Humans
Persons
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Sometimes toxic people are so resistant to change that therapy does not really help them - but they send everybody else into therapy to find ways to cope.
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People
Toxic
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In life, you don't get instant satisfaction. In life, you get to slog. You work. You grow. You take the long view. You fill the void with self-actualization.
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Women
Self
Views
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Being inclusive sometimes means being kind toward people whose views are repugnant. But you should only do so if it is physically and emotionally safe for you.
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Women
Mean
Views
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When you are wondering whether to say something negative about someone - even if it is true - the best rule to follow is, "I'll think about doing this tomorrow."
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Women
Negative
Thinking
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You should not be hovering in the background, inflating the drama. Simply envelop him in love and affection and let him know that you will support his efforts, whatever they are.
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Women
Drama
Support
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If you turn the heat down on the relationship, she will soften, the tension will lessen, and she will eventually inch closer to you. Don't go in for the hug until you achieve a handshake.
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Women
Heat
Hug
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This is a tough situation. But it is what it is, and time has an amazing way of knitting together solutions as long as everybody stays calm and resolves to be as gentle and patient as possible.
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Knitting
Long
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Your job in life is to look after yourself and to find ways to get what you need - emotionally and otherwise - so that you live your best possible life, without being mired in anger and hurt over the past.
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Jobs
Women
Hurt
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Couples who have been together for a long time say the key to staying together is to work as a team toward the greater good, tolerating some tough (even tragic) times to grow together and work toward a mature kind of union.
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Couple
Team
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One downside of being an optimist is that optimistic people tend to forget yesterday's trauma in the belief that everything will turn out well. This can keep people in bad relationships because they genuinely believe that things will always improve.
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Optimistic
Women
Bad Relationship
Believe
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In the name of friendship you should make sure your door is always open to listen. Don't feel you need to provide unsolicited possible solutions, answers or even ideas. Listening without judgment and offering assistance when asked should be enough. That's friendship's high calling.
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Women
Doors
Offering
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