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Dear Amy: I am a foster parent. I'm happily single, in my 40s, and my parents recently moved nearby.

Dear Amy: I have been with my live-in boyfriend, "Gene," for over three years. He has two children, and I have three.

Dear Amy: My daughter (22 years old) came out as a non-binary last year, and I fully supported them (we use them/their pronouns now). They've been a lot happier since coming out.

Dear Amy: My husband and I were just involved in the wedding of our two dear friends - I as a bridesmaid and my husband as the officiant. Originally, they'd asked my husband to be a groomsman.

Dear Amy: Recently, my fiance and I went out with his friend (of 30 years) "George," and George's new girlfriend, "Janet." George went to the restroom. Janet took his seat so we could talk (the venue was loud).

Dear Amy: I'm a 66-year-old gay man. I've been seeing "Dave," who's 64, for about six months.

Dear Amy: My friend "Jane" recently texted our group of girlfriends with information concerning another girlfriend, "Maggie." Jane told us all that she was using a social media dating app while out of town for business and Maggie's husband "Jed" (also out of town for business) "swiped right" on Jane. The screenshots she shared with us showed that he had set up his profile to appear single.

Dear Amy: After 36 years, I found out via a DNA test that the father of my daughter was the product of a one-night stand, and that she is not the daughter of the man I married. All those years ago, when I found out I was pregnant I married the man I was dating and in love with.

Dear Amy: Recently, our adult daughter "Clare" a s k e d us for $4,000 to help her daughter attend an extremely expensive college ($75,000 a year) on the East Coast. We had already just given Clare $5,000 ( for another purpose), and we offered tuition and housing for community college. She refused.