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

“I put my foot down and said my wedding will not become a bird funeral.”

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Reluctant Parent

Help! My Extended Family Is Offended We’re Doing a Virtual-Only Funeral for My Mother.

Help! I Don’t Want My Fiancé’s Racist Sister as a Bridesmaid.

Help! My Colleague Blames Work Problems on Astrological Signs.

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Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Reluctant Parent

Nicole Cliffe and Danny M. Lavery

June 04, 2020 6:01 AM

Help! My Mom Insists We Honor Her Dead Parrot at My Wedding.

Danny M. Lavery

June 04, 2020 6:00 AM

Help! My Extended Family Is Offended We’re Doing a Virtual-Only Funeral for My Mother.

Dear Prudence June 03, 2020 8:00 AM

Help! I Don’t Want My Fiancé’s Racist Sister as a Bridesmaid.

Danny M. Lavery

June 02, 2020 6:00 AM

Help! My Colleague Blames Work Problems on Astrological Signs.

Danny M. Lavery

June 01, 2020 3:49 PM

Help! My Boyfriend’s Replies to My Sexts Sure Are Killing the Mood.

Danny M. Lavery

May 31, 2020 6:00 AM

Help! My Best Friend Stopped Talking to Me, and I Don’t Know Why.

Danny M. Lavery

May 30, 2020 8:00 AM

Help! The Pandemic Halted My Affair. Do I Still Need to Tell My Husband?

Dear Prudence May 29, 2020 7:00 AM

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Cross-Dressing Boyfriend

Grace Lavery and Danny M. Lavery

May 28, 2020 6:01 AM

Help! My Granddaughter Won’t Invite My Best Friend to Her Wedding. I Might Boycott.

Danny M. Lavery

May 28, 2020 6:00 AM

Help! I Never Realized My Husband Was Such a Jerk to His Co-Workers.

Dear Prudence May 27, 2020 8:00 AM

Help! I’m Sexting With My Wife’s Aunt.

Danny M. Lavery

May 27, 2020 6:00 AM

Help! My Dad Wants Me to Finish My Sister’s Degree for Her.

Danny M. Lavery

May 26, 2020 3:54 PM

Help! My Girlfriend Won’t Stop Trying to Find My Biological Parents.

Danny M. Lavery

May 23, 2020 8:00 AM

Help! My “Friend” Has Been Mocking Me on Social Media.

Dear Prudence May 22, 2020 7:00 AM

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Howler Monkeys

Calvin Kasulke and Danny M. Lavery

May 21, 2020 6:01 AM

Help! My Brother-in-Law Has Extremely Loud Sex Whenever He Stays With Us.

Danny M. Lavery

May 21, 2020 6:00 AM

Help! My Pregnancy News Is Going to Bum My Friend Out.

Danny M. Lavery

May 20, 2020 1:18 PM

Help! The Manager of My Co-Working Space Is Having Sex in the Backroom.

Dear Prudence May 20, 2020 8:00 AM

Help! My Girlfriend Is a Foot Zealot, and I’m Failing Her Standards.

Danny M. Lavery

May 19, 2020 6:00 AM

“I put my foot down and said my wedding will not become a bird funeral.”

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Reluctant Parent

Help! My Extended Family Is Offended We’re Doing a Virtual-Only Funeral for My Mother.

Help! I Don’t Want My Fiancé’s Racist Sister as a Bridesmaid.

Help! My Colleague Blames Work Problems on Astrological Signs.

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“I put my foot down and said my wedding will not become a bird funeral.”

Dear Prudence Uncensored: The Reluctant Parent

Podcast Episode Help! My Extended Family Is Offended We’re Doing a Virtual-Only Funeral for My Mother.

Help! I Don’t Want My Fiancé’s Racist Sister as a Bridesmaid.

Help! My Colleague Blames Work Problems on Astrological Signs.

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