Dear Prudence

Slate’s advice podcast.

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About the Show

Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice podcast, where Prudie responds to your questions about relationships at home, work, and beyond. Join “Prudie” Jenée Desmond Harris and a guest each week as they offer helpful answers to your problems. Need help? Ask Prudie.

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Host

  • Jenée Desmond-Harris is a Slate staff writer and editor. She writes the Dear Prudence advice column and previously worked at the New York Times, Vox.com and the Root.

I Think Black Tourists Are in Danger in My Town. Help!

Plus, trying to save friends from bad relationships, and a spouse who puts the dog before the kids.

My Wife’s Friend Is Not Her Friend. Help!

How can I get my wife to understand that her friend is not a friend at all?

My Mom Doesn’t Think My Fiancé Is Enough. Help!

My mom said she doesn’t think my fiancé is thin, attractive, or intelligent enough for me, and now their relationship is fractured.

Should I Have A Baby? Help!

I want a baby, but severe mental health issues run in our family, and I’m worried.

Almost 50 With No Friends. Help!

Tell me how to develop social skills so I can finally have some friends.

Sister Wants Me to Be Her Surrogate. Help!

My sister is in desperate need of a surrogate, but I can’t help her.

My Partner Might Be in Conversion Therapy. Help!

Dear Prudence returns as a podcast! Listen to Jenée Desmond-Harris answer your questions.