Dear Prudence

My Mother Is a Catfish

My mom is pretending to be a 28-year-old woman on a dating site.

Emily Yoffe
July 30 2014 5:03 PMDear Prudence Live ChatFor August 4, 2014.Emily Yoffe
July 29 2014 6:00 AMNothing to HideIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman on whether she should be open about her abortion.Emily Yoffe
July 28 2014 12:01 PMDear Prudence Live ChatFor July 28, 2014.Emily Yoffe
July 24 2014 8:40 AMDebbie Reynolds and MeThe famed actress has an advice column, too. And many of the letters she’s answered sound very familiar.Emily Yoffe
July 22 2014 6:00 AMTake It Sitting DownIn a live chat, Prudie advises a woman who won’t let her husband stand up to pee.Emily Yoffe
July 21 2014 1:00 PMDear Prudence Live ChatFor July 21, 2014.Emily Yoffe
July 17 2014 6:00 AMDeathbed BetrayalJust before she died, my wife confessed to me why we never had children.Emily Yoffe
July 15 2014 7:55 AMKnock Knock It OffIn a live chat, Prudie offers advice on a husband who won’t stop making crude jokes.Emily Yoffe
July 14 2014 12:00 PMDear Prudence Live ChatFor July 14, 2014Emily Yoffe
July 9 2014 1:46 PMA Genetic Disease Kept SecretMy aunt won’t tell her son he may have a fatal kidney disease.
July 8 2014 8:16 AMHeck No, I Won’t GoIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman who refuses to visit her husband’s home country in the Middle East.Emily Yoffe
July 7 2014 12:00 PMDear Prudence Live ChatFor July 7, 2014.Emily Yoffe
July 2 2014 3:08 PMMy Dad Is Dating My NemesisNot only is she my age, she was a bully in high school.
June 30 2014 2:51 PMHell MouthIn a live chat, Prudie counsels a woman whose husband has such bad dental hygiene, she is considering divorce.Emily Yoffe
June 26 2014 6:00 AMTo Catch a ProfessorA student told me she has sex with two senior faculty members for money. What should I do?Emily Yoffe
July 30 2014 2:46 PMFinding Mr. Right Too SoonMy boyfriend is perfect, but I still want to enjoy my 20s.
July 28 2014 3:13 PMBeardless BluesIn a live chat, Prudie advises a woman turned off by her fiancé’s clean-shaven look.Emily Yoffe
July 25 2014 6:00 AMThe Scarlet ListThe dad of my daughter’s friend is on the sex offender registry.Emily Yoffe
July 23 2014 1:47 PMBaby’s Body ImageMy mother is obsessed with my 1-year-old’s weight.
July 21 2014 3:11 PMTender Loving Trade-OffIn a live chat, Prudie advises a man whose fiancée adores him—at the expense of her kids.Emily Yoffe
July 17 2014 3:10 PMIn Defense of Dopey Teen SextersIn a chat with Slate Plus members, Emily Yoffe talks about prosecutorial overreach in a Virginia sexting case.Emily Yoffe
July 16 2014 1:30 PMMajor Parking PickleThe guy in the assigned space next to mine accused me of scratching his car.
July 14 2014 3:54 PMToo-Adult SwimIn a live chat, Prudie advises a parent skeeved out by a man at the neighborhood pool.Emily Yoffe
July 10 2014 6:00 AMDream DeferredMy partner immigrated illegally as a child and has a fake Social Security number. How in trouble is he?Emily Yoffe
July 9 2014 11:12 AMImprudently YoursEmily Yoffe’s July 11 conversation club.Emily Yoffe
July 7 2014 3:09 PMHair-Brained IdeaIn a live chat, Prudie offers advice on whether to shave one’s head in support of a friend’s battle with cancer.Emily Yoffe
July 3 2014 6:00 AMHot-Flashed and BotheredI’m a woman in my 50s, and I need sex—preferably with a younger man.Emily Yoffe
July 1 2014 6:00 AMKid You NotIn a live chat, Prudie advises a child-free woman who had an abortion without telling her boyfriend.Emily Yoffe
June 30 2014 12:00 PMDear Prudence Live ChatFor June 30, 2014.Emily Yoffe
June 25 2014 3:03 PMElephant in the RoomHow do I tell my liberal family I’ve become conservative?

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