Dear Prudence is Slate's advice column, where Danny M. Lavery responds to your questions about relationships at home, work, and beyond.

I feel disgusted with myself, as if I’m a psychopath.

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Help! My Co-Worker Thinks They Were Misgendered on Purpose.

Danny M. Lavery

March 28, 2021 10:00 AM

Help! My Mother-in-Law Dresses My Daughter Like a Doll and Stages Creepy Photo Shoots.

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March 28, 2021 8:00 AM

Help! My Friend Won’t Stop Critiquing My Interior Decorating Choices.

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March 27, 2021 8:00 AM

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Blood Is Thicker Than Dye

Danny M. Lavery and Lauren O'Neal

March 25, 2021 5:59 AM

Help! I Told My Sister I Would Take in Only Two of Her Six Kids if She Died.

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March 25, 2021 5:58 AM

Help! I Just Accidentally Stole a Bag of Stuff From the Dollar Store.

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March 23, 2021 6:00 AM

Help! My Mother-in-Law Falsely Claims That COVID Killed Our 3-Year-Old.

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March 22, 2021 4:18 PM

Help! I’m a Straight Woman Who Married a Gay Man.

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March 20, 2021 8:00 AM

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Daughter’s Girlfriend

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March 18, 2021 5:59 AM

Help! My Daughter’s Girlfriend Is Going to Prison for Armed Robbery and Murder.

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March 18, 2021 5:58 AM

Help! My Mother-in-Law Won’t Stop Nagging Me About Baby Names.

Danny M. Lavery

March 17, 2021 11:11 AM

Help! My Daughter Wants to Be a Single Mom but Expects Me to Help Raise Her Baby.

Danny M. Lavery

March 16, 2021 6:00 AM

Help! My Friend Lost Several Pregnancies. How Do I Tell Her I’m Happily Expecting?

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March 15, 2021 3:35 PM

Help! I Can’t Stop My Young Daughter From Making Racist Comments.

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March 14, 2021 9:00 AM

Help! Should I Abort My Pregnancy and Tell My Husband I Miscarried?

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March 13, 2021 8:00 AM

Dear Prudence Uncensored: Dumped by a Friend

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March 11, 2021 5:59 AM

Help! My Family Won’t Stop Harassing Me for Taking My Wife’s Last Name.

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March 11, 2021 5:58 AM

Help! Is It Wrong for Us to Stay Married if I Can’t Have Kids?

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March 10, 2021 3:01 PM

Help! Can I Ask My Non-Rent-Paying Roommate to Stop Buying Junk Food?

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March 09, 2021 6:00 AM

Help! I Hate My Husband’s Pranks, but He Won’t Stop.

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March 08, 2021 5:19 PM

I feel disgusted with myself, as if I’m a psychopath.

Help! My Mother-in-Law Has Taken a Disturbing Turn.

Podcast Episode Help! My Wife Is Furious I Quit My Lucrative Job to Be a Laborer.

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Estranged Daughter

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Help! My Wife Is Furious I Quit My Lucrative Job to Be a Laborer.

Help! I’m Asked to Cite Evidence Every Time I Talk to My Husband.