Danny M. Lavery is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. My non-rent-paying roommate: I have a friend living with me temporarily due to losing both their job and apartment. They found another job but still need to save up to get […]
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My partner says I’m being creepy when I peer into people’s homes, and more advice from Dear Prudence.
Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Danny Lavery: Good afternoon! We’ve got a very neighbor-heavy mailbag this week—let’s try to mend some fences. Q. Don’t fear the peeper: I like to walk through my town at night and […]
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I’m a college student in legal trouble, and more advice from Dear Prudence.
Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years. Each Sunday, we will be diving into the Dear Prudie archives and sharing a selection of classic letters with our readers. Dear Prudence, I am a college student just wrapping up my junior year. This school year has been incredibly […]
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My half-sister wanted my embryos but I donated them instead, and more advice from Dear Prudence.
Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Danny Lavery: Hello, all! Let’s get started. Q. Embryos: My half-sister “Nan” and I have never been close. We were born six months apart and our father chose my mother over Nan’s. He […]
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Dear Annie: Gratitude lacking – nj.com
Dear Annie: There are three sisters in my family. Two of us are childless. Our other sister now has seven grandchildren. Every Christmas and birthday, my other childless sister and I send a check to each grandniece and grandnephew. We never expect any gifts in return, but it would be […]
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My daughter stole my other daughter’s husband, and more advice from Dear Prudence.
Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Danny Lavery: What a time to be alive and seeking counsel! Let’s do our best. Q. Choosing sides: Four years ago, my daughter “Cindy’s” husband “Andy” impregnated my other daughter, “Allison.” Andy left […]
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Dear Annie: Not her fan
Dear Annie: Like so many others, I lost my old job because of COVID-19. I was a waitress in a small restaurant and bar. Now, I work in a yarn mill. I am not unfriendly with my co-workers, but don’t socialize with them, as we have very little in common. […]
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Am I a Karen because I got a custodian fired for stealing food from my desk, and more advice from Dear Prudence.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by t sableaux/iStock/Getty Images Plus, ConstantinosZ/iStock/Getty Images Plus, and NOPPAKHOON2016/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Danny Lavery: Just a few days left to try to ruin Christmas—let’s make them all […]
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I’m losing friends because of my uncontrollable angry outbursts, and more advice from Dear Prudie.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by globalmoments/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Danny is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. Angry cry: I don’t like being around people when I’m really sick or in pain, including emotionally. I tend to get really angry for […]
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My wife is treating a toy as her child, and more advice from Dear Prudence.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by aarestt/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Danny Lavery: I’m here, I’m upright, I’m doing my best. Let’s see what we can do with that. Q. Childish attachment: I’m a man […]
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Dear Annie: Husband can’t carry a tune
Dear Annie: My husband can’t sing. I’m not judging him for that, because I can’t sing either. The problem is that he thinks he can. Every morning, as I’m getting ready for work, he’s putting on a little concert in the bathroom. Nights when he’s making dinner, he puts on […]
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I hate my boyfriend’s stand-up comedy, and more advice from Dear Prudie.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by jacquesdurocher/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Danny is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. Not a laughing matter: My boyfriend of three years has been dabbling in comedy since we started dating. For years his friends told him […]
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Dear Annie: Rediscovering the magic of the holidays
Dear Annie: While I don’t hate holidays, nor dread them, as “Holiday Anxiety” expressed, I don’t go “all in” either. I believe in moderation, in all things, including moderation. All my close family has gone to their rewards. None of my high school and earlier friends has time or money […]
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Horses ruining your marriage? Advice from Dear Prudie.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Rawpixel/iStock/Getty Images Plus and Abramova_Kseniya/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Danny is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. Living in a horse girl’s dorm room: My wife was a nationally-ranked equestrian when she was growing up, and […]
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Dear Abby: Holidays this year inspire thinking outside the gift box
DEAR ABBY: With the holidays fast approaching, I’m starting to think about shopping. Honestly, I’m tired of shopping for adults who don’t need anything. Finding gifts for them becomes more daunting each year. I think gift cards and direct money are tacky Christmas presents. Do you think it would be […]
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Election canvassing on Hinge, Tinder, Bumble, and other dating apps: advice from Dear Prudie.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by max-kegfire/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Danny is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. Catfishing: My daughters have been phone banking, calling Arizona and Michigan and so on to get out the vote. I didn’t want to […]
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What to do about them, and more advice from Dear Prudence.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by marchmeena29/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Danny Lavery: Right time, right place, right wrongs, let’s chat. Q. My husband’s “Likes”: We have close family friends with a beautiful and […]
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My neighbor has a picture of Hitler on his wall, and more advice from Dear Prudie.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Getty Images Plus and ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images. Danny is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Q. The things we hang on the walls: My wife and I moved into our house last year […]
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My bridezilla sisters expect me to make their wedding dresses, and more advice from Dear Prudence.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photo by cglade/iStock/Getty Images Plus. Dear Prudence is online weekly to chat live with readers. Here’s an edited transcript of this week’s chat. Danny Lavery: Hello, everyone! Let’s distract ourselves with one another’s personal lives, shall we? Q. Dresses: I am crafty. In an act of hubris […]
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Dear Abby: Changing a diaper causes family friction at baptism
DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law “Brenda” often takes it upon herself to change a baby’s diaper during social gatherings with family. She never bothers to ask the baby’s parents if it’s OK to do this, and they never solicit her help. For years, I found it a bit strange, but never […]