Every week, Dear Prudence answers additional questions from readers, just for Slate Plus members. R. Eric Thomas is filling in as Prudie for Jenée Desmond-Harris while she’s on parental leave. Submit ...

Meeting a partner’s friends can be both exciting and nerve-wracking, especially in long-standing friend groups. She arrived at dinner hoping to make a good impression, but the cutting remark of her ...

In many modern relationships, unpaid labor in personal projects like podcasts, side hustles, or creative collaborations can lead to tension. When one partner contributes significantly more than the ...

This holiday season, I’ve been navigating some major challenges with my older sister and my boyfriend. The difficulty started last winter, when my boyfriend wanted to buy an investment property in the ...