1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (266+ words) Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. My husband’s brother, “Ron,” called up last week claiming that he was short $500 in his rent money due to a dental emergency and asked if we could help him out. We…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (230+ words) Karlie Tooley (@ktooley89) is a travel nurse from California, and at 22, she met the man she wanted to ride off into the sunset with. But one day, she came home to his wedding ring on the table with a note beneath…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (672+ words) We decided to take a week apart, then meet up and talk honestly about how we were feeling and whether we wanted to start dating again with a fresh perspective. Here’s where things get complicated… We both understood that during…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (748+ words) The goal is a small step toward feeling less overwhelmed. Every time I call my mom in a distressed state, she patiently waits to hear me vent, then asks this one question: Have you cleaned your room? I could be…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (439+ words) His new rule: We can’t hook up with anyone “too hot.” Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for eight months. When we got together, I was up-front about the fact that I’ve always been in open relationships, and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (684+ words) What would you do if you found out that your ex-mother-in-law was the reason your child fell “violently sick?” @txcstories was put in that exact situation, but she said she didn’t want to act on her natural anger and decided…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (468+ words) Should you be suspicious of a stranger suddenly offering you assistance? In a TikTok video, Jeff (@jeff.for) said he had just stepped out of Whole Foods and was about to leave when a person approached him and asked him…...

3+ week, 2+ hour ago   (1103+ words) Sometimes loving a narcissist means doing so at a safe distance ― even if the narcissist in question is your parent. Just ask writer Julie L. Hall. On her blog, The Narcissist Family Files, Hall writes about severing ties with her…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (309+ words) In a world filled with ads, Kenadee Ferguson (@kenferg) from Michigan opted to reduce. She shared that she dedicated time last year to decluttering her home. Now, it looks like a minimalist’s dream. “I have spent the last year getting…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (522+ words) Paige Risner (@paigey_258), a mother from Georgia, called on extended family members to respect parental boundaries. She alleged that her nine-year-old son’s grandmother disclosed a family secret that the boy was not yet ready to learn about. “His biological dad is…...