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All Dogs Go to Heaven Anyway

Prudie advises a letter writer whose husband shot the neighbor’s dogs.

Mallory Ortberg
April 11 2016 4:36 PMHelp! I Told My Niece to Hide Her Tattoos and Piercings at Work. Am I Body-Shaming Her?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Mallory Ortberg
April 5 2016 6:02 AMWhich Team’s Player?Prudie counsels a woman who wants to date a possibly straight female co-worker.Mallory Ortberg
April 4 2016 3:17 PMHelp! I Feel Like a ’50s Housewife. How Can I Get My Husband to Do His Share of the Chores?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Mallory Ortberg
March 29 2016 6:15 AMExposedPrudie counsels a man who discovered videos of his boyfriend on a porn site.Mallory Ortberg
March 28 2016 3:32 PMHelp! I’m Going to the Same College as an Awful High School Classmate. How Do I Shake Her?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Mallory Ortberg
March 22 2016 8:35 AMGone From the ChapelPrudie counsels a woman who wants out of her marriage and her church—where her husband’s the pastor.Mallory Ortberg
March 21 2016 3:50 PMHelp! My Mother-in-Law Keeps Starting Drunken Arguments With My Son.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Mallory Ortberg
March 16 2016 7:00 AMEven if It Kills MePrudie counsels a man whose wife almost died in childbirth yet wants another baby.Mallory Ortberg
March 15 2016 3:52 PMHelp! How Can I Bring This Up Without Sounding Like I Want a Marriage Proposal?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Mallory Ortberg
March 8 2016 9:26 AMBackup MommyPrudie counsels a woman disowned by a friend for declining to be the emergency guardian of her kids.Mallory Ortberg
March 7 2016 3:52 PMHelp! Am I Being Underpaid?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Mallory Ortberg
March 1 2016 6:15 AMChosen OnePrudie advises a woman whose in-laws only give gifts to one of her kids.Mallory Ortberg
Feb. 29 2016 3:53 PMHelp! Should I Leave My Husband for a Younger Man?Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Mallory Ortberg
Feb. 23 2016 7:00 AMBroken HeartPrudie counsels a letter writer who wants to break up after discovering the boyfriend has a heart defect.Mallory Ortberg
Feb. 22 2016 3:15 PMHelp! I Don’t Want to Take In My Husband’s Grandchildren.Dear Prudence answers more of your questions—only for Slate Plus members.Mallory Ortberg
April 7 2016 9:30 AMHow Sweet It Almost WasThe man I loved for years has admitted he loved me too—but now we’re married to other people.Mallory Ortberg
April 4 2016 3:40 PMSwipe WrongPrudie advises a woman who hasn’t told her Tinder fling-turned-boyfriend that she has a child.Mallory Ortberg
March 31 2016 8:33 AMTry, Try AgainI haven’t been able to have a second child, but my husband won’t give up.Mallory Ortberg
March 28 2016 3:36 PMSo What Am I So Afraid Of?Prudie advises a letter writer who has yet to share “I love yous” after a year of dating.Mallory Ortberg
March 24 2016 6:00 AMSibling AnxietyMy 8-year-old nephew is bullied by his brother—and it’s killing his spirit.Mallory Ortberg
March 21 2016 3:51 PMFunny BonesPrudie advises a man who can’t forgive his fiancée for joking about his dead parents.Mallory Ortberg
March 17 2016 6:00 AMWigged OutMy sister demanded that I dye my hair for her wedding. But I wore a wig instead.Mallory Ortberg
March 15 2016 3:54 PMZeroPrudie advises a woman whose boyfriend is nice to her son but says she’s “only an 8.5.”Mallory Ortberg
March 10 2016 6:00 AMBaby MeI don’t want children. But should I have one so I will be cared for in old age?Mallory Ortberg
March 7 2016 3:52 PMJust a Little CrushPrudie advises a parent whose son sent thousands of texts and emails to a girl at school.Mallory Ortberg
March 3 2016 6:00 AMThe Wall Between UsMy husband supports Donald Trump. Will it ruin our marriage?Mallory Ortberg
Feb. 29 2016 3:55 PMJust Not TherePrudie counsels a clinically depressed letter writer on whether it would help or hurt to tell the office.Mallory Ortberg
Feb. 25 2016 6:00 AMPlay MoneyOur kids squander the strict budgets we give them for their birthdays.Mallory Ortberg
Feb. 22 2016 3:16 PMI Ink I Love YouPrudie advises a student who got tattoos in tribute to her professor.Mallory Ortberg
Feb. 18 2016 6:00 AMIn FidelityMy cheating husband died suddenly, and I want to help his mistress.Mallory Ortberg

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