2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (259+ words) Each week, exclusively for Slate Plus members, Prudie discusses a new letter with a fellow Slate colleague. Have a question for Prudie? Submit it here. I’m 26 years old, and my parents divorced when I was ten. The end of their…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (557+ words) My wife is smoking. She is the most gorgeous woman ever. She acts as if it’s not that bad; it’s so bad that strangers STOP on the street to look at her. I’m not joking. This devilishly smoking woman looks…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (180+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we’re diving into the Dear Prudence archives to share classic letters with our readers. Submit your own questions to Prudie here. Do I need to invite 13-year-old cousin with…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (317+ words) I recently went several hours out of my way to visit a friend for a few days. This friend has always struggled with cleaning, but when I got to her house, it was a wreck. Not just messy, but filthy,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (978+ words) Hulu’s Breakout Hit Features a Trio of Sterling Performances. But One Stands Above the Rest. Slate Hulu’s sleeper critical hit Furious, which wraps up its first season today, stars a trio of Furies: Catherine (Lola Petticrew), the childlike, vicious trafficking…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (333+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years—so we’re diving into the Dear Prudence archives to share classic letters with our readers. Submit your own questions to Prudie here. A few years ago, I purchased my first…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (574+ words) My parents were best friends with “Matthew” and “Delilah.” They had a daughter, “Bea” (an only child), who was the same age. We grew up together. As we got into our late teenage years and early 20s, we seriously dated and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (101+ words) Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. Except now that he is home, he has admitted what really happened. —He Sounds Too Good to Be True Dear Sounds Too Good, Catch up on this week’s Prudie. My wife…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (811+ words) For a time, after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a civil war between the states on reproductive rights seemed inevitable. Red-state attorneys general threatened out-of-state doctors with criminal charges and lawsuits; blue states responded with shield laws that aimed…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (407+ words) Settlements may lack the drama of trials, but they can still be landmark legal wins in their own right. After Meta agreed on Wednesday to settle claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram to addict and harm young users, a…...