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Chip and Joanna Gaines Put a Gay Couple on Their New Show. All Hell Broke Loose.
Chip and Joanna Gaines rose to fame after the 2013 premiere of their HGTV show, Fixer Upper. In each episode, the married ...
What Ever Happened to the Yes Men?
In Trump’s exhausting second term, we need them more than ever. But what happens when your target becomes revenge-proof?
I’m Trying to Raise My Son to Be Polite. What My Ex is Teaching Him Makes Me Nervous to Send Him to Kindergaten.
My ex and I split up when our son “Connor” was less than 2-years-old. He is now 4, and knows more profanity than an entire ...
My Brother Is Turning His 9-Year-Old Son Into a Misogynistic Creep. I Feel Powerless to Stop It.
My brother “Josh” has a 9-year-old son, “Luke,” and he regularly does something that sets a terrible example for him.
I’ve Never Handled This Aspect of Our Family Life. My Husband Will Be Shocked When I Tell Him That Has to Change.
I have been happily married for a long time. My husband manages our finances. I am a worry worm and finances always being a ...
According to the “Rules” I Have Plenty of Money Saved. But There’s Something Nagging Me.
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I Screwed My Horrible Landlord out of $25,000. He Totally Deserved It.
As soon as we moved out, the apartment was listed in the newspaper. We found the classified ad, and he didn’t list the new rent at $500 more. He listed it for just $100 more than we were originally ...
My Wife Wants to Have More Sex. But I’ve Discovered a Much Easier Way to Get My Fix.
But I’ve been using AI tools for masturbation nearly every day. It’s just so easy to explore wacky and fun scenarios (specifically in the fantasy and sci-fi genres) that I’ve found it dividing my ...
Help! I’m a Rich College Kid. My Friends Have No Idea What I Want to Do for Them.
Dear Prudence, I am a young woman in college. I spent the first half of my childhood in poverty, but due to circum ...
Help! My Friends Have Had the Same Complaint for Years. If Only They Knew What I Think About It.
I have two friends, “Elissa” and “Lindsey,” who absolutely hate their jobs. They work for different places, but in the same ...
My Boyfriend Claims I Occasionally Look “Too Young.” It’s Ruining Our Sex Life!
How to Do It is Slate’s sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Jessica and Rich here. It’s anonymous! Dear How to Do It, My boyfriend and I (assigned female at birth) ...
Employees and Clients Keep Fleeing My Job in Droves. I Know the Reason Why.
Good Job is Slate’s advice column on work. Have a workplace problem big or small? Send it to Laura Helmuth and Doree Shafrir ...