3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (259+ words) Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. I’m 26 years old, and my parents divorced when I was ten. The end of their…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (557+ words) My wife is smoking. She is the most gorgeous woman ever. She acts as if it’s not that bad; it’s so bad that strangers STOP on the street to look at her. I’m not joking. This devilishly smoking woman looks…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (840+ words) Slate Magazine Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. My wife’s mother died at the end of last year. If you met her, you’d know because she would tell you, “My mom died,” within the first five minutes…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (396+ words) Whew! Hot enough for you? In 1996, the global surface temperature was roughly 1.6 degrees cooler than it is now!!!!! I loved hearing about your thoughtful evenings spent on your own! You really did it all. You bonded with partners, kids, moms,…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (180+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we’re diving into the Dear Prudence archives to share classic letters with our readers. Submit your own questions to Prudie here. Do I need to invite 13-year-old cousin with…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (524+ words) My wife and I own several rental houses, including one I bought earlier this year that had water damage and so has been a total “gut job.” My wife and I have full-time jobs, so this is more of a…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (409+ words) Before my marriage, we got a prenup since my husband owned his own business, and I owned a townhouse in what has turned into a very hot market. I never had kids and he has three all in their late…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (244+ words) Dear Don’t Cry Over Spoiled Milk, But ultimately, something that drives you crazy daily isn’t a little thing, and if you stay together long-term, you will inevitably have to weather life’s big things like financial challenges, illnesses, and the loss…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (518+ words) How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear There’s an Exception to Every Rule, It is my understanding that no-unaccompanied-men rules in these spaces exist to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (306+ words) Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. I am disgusted that he would allow these decades-long friendships to simply vanish because of Pam’s irrational need for control. But I think I know a way to put an end…...