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My Girlfriend's Sexual Behavior Would Really Turn Most Men On. But It's Killing Me With Embarrassment.
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (365+ words) Dear I Have No Words, After we got married, there was a slow decline of drifting apart and then a sharp drop off in intimacy. She went on antidepressants and her libido seemingly disappeared. I'm not sure if it was…...
I Spent Years Sculpting My Ripped, Muscular Body. I Love It. My Husband Does Not.
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (503+ words) A woman with short hair and glasses holds her hand up as if to say "no" with a neon pink peach in the background. How to Do It is Slate's sex advice column. Have a question? Send it to Stoya…...
My Fianc'e Found Some Photos of My Exes. What She Saw Has Her Threatening to Cancel the Wedding.
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (229+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years'so we're diving into the How to Do It archives to share classic letters with our readers. Have a question? Send it to Stoyaand Rich here. (It's anonymous!) From: My Wife…...
My Boyfriend Wants to Introduce Me to a New Side of Him in Bed. No Thank You.
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (460+ words) Dear Not an Option, Any reason is a good reason to say no, but you have a particularly understandable one given your background. You should be straightforward with him: Because of your past, the kind of play he's interested in…...
A Friend Messaged Me Asking About My "Divorce." This Is the First I Hear of It!
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (394+ words) Marriage advice: A friend messaged me asking about my "divorce." This is the first I hear of it! Slate Magazine Dear Prudence is Slate's advice column. Submit questions here. Two days ago, I received a text from a friend asking…...
My Wife Is Going to Alienate Our Friends With Her Ridiculous Wedding Gift Philosophy
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (279+ words) Slate Magazine Several of our friends have kids getting married in the next year. My wife and I disagree on how to approach the wedding gifts. I think her approach is wrong! It sounds like this isn't really about the…...
My Fianc'e Reconnected With Her Useless Mother. Now She Has Some New "Ideas" About What Our Life Should Look Like.
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (470+ words) My fianc'e recently got in contact with her narcissistic mother. This woman is a grifter who sent her teenage daughter away in order to keep her rapist boyfriend. She has two other younger children whom she does not have custody…...
I Didn't Want to Be the Jerk Who Dumps a Guy After Bad Sex. Hoo Boy.
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (820+ words) Each month, How to Do It columnists Jessica Stoya and Rich Juzwiak'ask readers for their thoughts'on the letters they've received. In this edition, Rich replies to readers' comments and suggestions below. This is an update letter! You spent so much…...
My Husband Wants Us to Help His Slimeball Brother Hide Out From the Law. I Have a Different Idea.
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1052+ words) Slate Dear Prudence is Slate's advice column. Submit questions here. New from Slate's advice family: Unhinged, a monthly dating column. Part advice, part investigation. Read the first edition now. I just learned that my slimeball brother-in-law has three different women…...
My Wife's Reaction to My Secret Desire Surprised and Excited Me. Then I Realized What She Meant.
1+ week, 2+ day ago (445+ words) Our advice columnists have heard it all over the years'so we're diving into the How to Do It archives to share classic letters with our readers. Have a question? Send it to Stoyaand Rich here. (It's anonymous!) My wife and…...